Djagbe/Djagba/Madan

[Afoba]

Hi Josh,
I don't dare to say that Musa's a better dyenbe player than the others (listened to Kèbure once?). But I'ld say he knows what he's doing and he is a very nice fellow!!! Same for his father and his whole family (his father wanted to hit me with his manin fosson, when we were insulting each other, since I'm a Kunatè d;-) - nice little sanakunya action).
By the way, I didn't see this big split in Baro this year, they where all playing together. The problem is more or less a problem between Mansa and Musa, which is complicating the situation for the others, of course. But Bankaly, Sory, Kèbure don't mind to play with Musa and the other way around. Musa didn't want to go to Mansa's home to visit us (Lukas and me), but no one told us not to go there, and in Musa's family no one officially did mind that we stayed at Mansa's. It's a real pity, but you often get this kind of problems, when one dyenbe föla becomes more than just the first solo player as happened with Mansa (my first solo player for the following Tolonba tour) in Baro, Nundiara in Kumana, Mamady Gbagbolo in Kurusa.

Right, Nerd!!

Hey Michi, you're right, no need for excuses as long as it's a german or tcheque (how do you write it in english?) beer! d;-)
But still a pity that you missed the three imigrant goals for former nazi land (Podolski, Klose, Cacau). By the way did you ever have any "indigene goals" for Australia or the US?? d;-)
True that there's different drums in Australia (football) and two variations of the rythm (australian and US football)?
little joke try by some ignorant person.
Greets, Daniel

[michi]

Hey Michi, you're right, no need for excuses as long as it's a german or tcheque (how do you write it in english?) beer! d;-)

Hey, a man of my word

As far as I am concerned, German beers (especially Bavarian beers) are still the world's best. Not that they don't make good ones elsewhere. The Belgians do a credible job, as do the Czechs. And there are good beers made by boutique breweries in all sorts of countries (even the US ). But the Germans leave them all for dead, on average... Aussie beer is something decidedly average. If you want to try a good one, go for Boag's Special Lager or Cascade Premium (both from Tasmania). Stay away from the "Stralian for beer" crap. Foster's enjoys about the same reputation over here as Budweiser in the US...

But still a pity that you missed the three imigrant goals for former nazi land (Podolski, Klose, Cacau).

I read the match summary. Well, I didn't really expect the Aussies to have a real chance. They try hard and do well at whatever sport they tackle. But Australia vs Germany really is no contest at this point. Soccer has more than a century as a popular sport in Germany whereas, in Australia, some people still don't know what it is...

True that there's different drums in Australia (football) and two variations of the rythm (australian and US football)?

Not being an expert, I believe that there are four different football codes here: soccer, Australian football, rugby league, and rugby union. I don't follow any of them, so that's about all the information I can provide

Cheers,

Michi.

[Dugafola]

As far as I am concerned, German beers (especially Bavarian beers) are still the world's best. Not that they don't make good ones elsewhere. The Belgians do a credible job, as do the Czechs. And there are good beers made by boutique breweries in all sorts of countries (even the US ). But the Germans leave them all for dead, on average... Aussie beer is something decidedly average. If you want to try a good one, go for Boag's Special Lager or Cascade Premium (both from Tasmania). Stay away from the "Stralian for beer" crap. Foster's enjoys about the same reputation over here as Budweiser in the US...

BUDWEISER is the KIng!

[e2c]

hey Daniel - we spell it "Czech." (I don't know why, though. )

Beers: It's been a while since I had a chance to sample German beers, but man! The sure beat out anything the Swiss, French, Italians and English had on offer (tap and bottled) when I was in Europe... the French Swiss stuff was horrible, worse than Bud Light or Rolling Rock. (I'm a fan of dark beers and lagers.)

[Afoba]

never tried budweiser, people in Europe say that US budweiser is bad, but that there's a czech beer of the same name which is fine. one of my favourite pubs in Freiburg took part in a foster's advert campaign some years ago, where the pub that sold most foster's over some weeks or months could win a weekend trip for 4 people. the pub I'm talking about won and the owner, his girlfriend and two employees went to London, but we had to drink this stuff for weeks - well, didn't go there often during that period.
yeah, the best thing in Bavaria (the only good one, if you ask me, apart from Munich's central station and airport that gets you out- sorry, but in G. here's two special regions, the east and Bavaria) is that there's a brewery every 15 kilometers - no joke! Still the best beer for me is Pilsner Urquell from Pilzen, little problem for me, cause I like to consume locally and I haven't been to Czech Republic but once in my life d;-)

hey e2c, thanx for compliments and spelling help!
cheers!

[e2c]

Daniel - I bet the Pilsner Urquell is good!

It's been a long time since I was over your way - it was before reunification and the fall of the Soviet union. There was no way to get Czech beers and ales at that time, at least, not in the places I visited.

About the Czech Budweiser: If it's put out by the same company that owns Budweiser here, I'm sure the recipe is a bit different, to appeal to local taste.

I think the worst beer I've ever tasted is Iron City (from Pittsburgh, PA). But a lot of people from the Pittsburgh area love it.

[michi]

About the Czech Budweiser: If it's put out by the same company that owns Budweiser here, I'm sure the recipe is a bit different, to appeal to local taste.

No, the Czech one is a different company. The Czech Budweiser Budvar beer is outstanding. Well worth a try if you can find it.

I think that this thread has now gone so severely off-topic that we might have to move it to a different site, such as this one

Cheers,

Michi.

[Dugafola]

does this sankaranba rhythm bear much resemblance to djagba? just checking, because there is a sankaranba dunun (dununba family), also known as douwa.

there's a sankaranba dunun on billy konate's latest disc complete with song. it sounds exactly like the rhythm donaba.

Fadouba has a duwa dunun that's very nice.