RUMBA

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Djembe  b--tb---b-s-b---
Djembe  b-----ttb-b---tt *
Djembe  b---t-t-b---t-t-
Bass    D--D--S---D-D-S-
Bell    H-HHH-H-H-H-H-H-

Signal f-tt-t-tt-ttt---

These parts for Rumba are all taken from African Drum Rhythms Practice CD 8 (linked above). It is an excellent rhythms for beginners to start with, as each part is very easy to play even at a high tempo.Notice that the second djembe part begins with a lead-in. Lennart Hallstrom, Sweden 

SENEFOLI Transcribed from Mamady workshop...

A farming rhythm 

Time         1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Break        Tf. T t . T . t T . S s S
            |x . x x . x x . x . x x . x x . |
Kenkeni     |C . O O . . . . C . O O . . . . |
            |x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x . |
Sangban     |O . . . . . C . . C . . O . . . |
                                     ^
Sangban     |x . x . x . x . x . x . x . x . |
variation 1 |O . . . C . C . C . . . O . O . |
                                     ^
Sangban     |x x . x . x x . x x . x x . x . |
variation 2 |. O . O . . C . . C . . O . O . |
                                     ^

Note: the lead in marks (^) for the Sangban parts indicate where in the rhythm to switch from one variation to the next, however on the opening break the basic part starts on 1. 

            |x . x x . x x . x . x x . x x . |
Dunnun      |O . . . . . O . O . . . . . O . |
lead in ^ 
Accomp 1    |S . O o S . s . S . O o S . s . |
Accomp 2    |S . . s S . O o S . . s S . O o |

Doug's comment on the original post was:

Note: While the dunun parts are technically notated correctly, I don't believe that it is possible to even come close to playing either the basic sangban part or the second variation without hearing them played by someone who knows it well. They swing like crazy.

djabara/calabash/shekere exercises With the discussions recently about the axatse/djabara/ malakash/ calabash/ shekere I thought I'd share some exercises that I learned from Tom Klowers "the Joy Of Drumming". Lines 1 - 7 have a 3 beat pulse. Line 8 is a 4 beat pulse. 

  d = downstroke
  u = upstroke
  D = strike the bottom with the heel of the hand on the downstroke

            1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
1) 6/8      d * * u * * d * * u * *
2) 6/8      d u d u d u d u d u d u
3) 6/8      d * d u d *  d * d u d *             
4) 6/8      D * d u d * D * d u d *
5) 6/8    D u D u d u d u d u d
6) 6/8    D u D u d u D D u d u D        
7) 6/8    D u D u D D u d u d u d-u

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8) 4/4 d*dud*dud*dud*du