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SOLI DE MANIANEast Guinea. Soli version of the Manian people. Used for circumcision rites. Mamady says (9/98) that circumcisionrites are not religious in nature. When Islam came to the region, some people got the notion that females had to be circumcised in order to conform to Islam. This is false, but people now confuse culture with religion. The rhythm is different from Soli. It is the same ceremony, but the Manian people play a different rhythm. Taught by Mamady Keita 21 Sept 1997 College Park MD Beginner/Intermediate class Transcribed by Rodger Osgood Time 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | Break TtT t T t . T t . T |x x . x x . x x . x x . | Sangban |C . . O . . C . . O . . | |x . x . x x . x . x . x | Kenkeni |C . . . O O . O . O . . | |x . x . x x . x . x . x x . x . x x . x . x . x | Dununba |. . . . . . . . . . . O O . . . . . . . . . . . |lead in ^ I asked if there were Dununba variations, and at first Mamdy said no, then said there was only one variation and played the following occasionally while demoing the three dunnun parts: Dununba O .O. . .O. O . . O . O O . . . . . . . . . . . variation Accomp 1 |B t T b S . B t T b S . | Accomp 2 |S . T t . . S . T t . . | |