Mendiani Koura

[michi]

Here is the Mendiani Koura I learned at Camp Menifanye. "Koura" means "new", so this literally is the "new Mendiani".

Here is the sangban:

Sangban.mp3

Mendiani Koura - Sangban

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And the dundunba:

Dundunba.mp3

Mendiani Koura - Dundunba

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Here are the dunduns with djembe2:

Ensemble.mp3

Mendiani Koura - Dunduns & Djembe 2

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The djembe 2 pattern is:

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1..2..3..4..
tts..stts..s
           ^


The djembe 1 pattern is the classic Mendiani accompaniment:

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1..2..3..4..
s..ss..ss.tt


The kenkeni plays:

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1..2..3..4..
x.xx.xx.xx.x
o.o..oo.o..o
           ^


Cheers,

Michi.

[Djembe-nerd]

Thanks for posting this.

[Dugafola]

kinda cool.

i'll stick with the OG though i think.

thanks for sharing Michi.

[bops]

Tricky! Sounds cool. The melody reminds me of Demosoni kelen.

[michi]

kinda cool.

i'll stick with the OG though i think.

Same here. The new version is a bit too cluttered for my taste.

Cheers,

Michi.