SINTE Source: Post from Hawaii

Here's a favorite we play here in Hawaii. Sources include Ousmane Soumah, Karamba, M'Bemba Bangoura's CD Wali and scattered others.

           1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Call       @ . T t . T t . $ . S s . S s .(1)
Kenkeni    x . x . x . x . x . x . x . x . :|
           o . . . i . . . o o . . i . . .

Sangba     x . x . x . x . x . x . x . x . :|
           i . . . o . o . i . . . o . o .
Djun       x x . x . x x . x . x x . x x . :|
           o o . o . . . . . . . o . . . o
Ballet     d d . d s . s . k k . d s s . d :|

           1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Dj 1       T t . S b . S . b . . S b . S . :|
Dj 2       B . . . b . . . T t . T t . . . B . . . b . . . B . . . T t . .
Dj 3       T t . s . b S . B . S s . b S . :|
Shekere    # . # # # . # # # . # # # . # # :|  OR
           . . # . . . # . . . # . . . # .

There's a very cool break on M'Bemba's CD. Check it out. This rhythm is

pure funk!! The ballet version of the djuns is great fun for one person to

play.

Break (Wali)

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
o o . o . o . . o o . o . o . . o o o . o o o . o o o . o o o .(o

Sinte is from Boke, Guinea and is a Nalu rhythm. The region of Boke is composed of primarily Baga, Landuma and Nalu people. Originally, Sinte was played on krin but then the Ballet arranged it for djembe.