Mendiani solo original (Mamady Keita)

[mat277]

This is the original solo for the rhythm Mendiani. It has been tought by Mamady Keita in SanDiego mimi-guinea camp. (April 2007)

Method djembe solo : http://www.djembe-solo.ca

[Dugafola]

i learned it a bit different from him...

he places the end call coming out of the last technique after the bass slap tone tone.

also, i would caveat this by saying it's a set of original solo phrases from Mamady and not *the* original solo for Mendiani. this has been discussed ad nauseum on other forums and lists. Famoudou has his phrases with some that are similar to Mamady's as well as other Masters of the tradition.

[mat277]

That is my mistake, i just changed it.

[bubudi]

it looks correct now. i haven't read the discussions on this topic in any other forums, but i have definitely heard so many other great mendiani solo phrases, but no-one was calling them 'original'. mamady on the other hand teaches this as an 'original mendiani solo', and on his instructional video (early series on vhs) explained that the original solos are original phrases to accompany the dance. other original solos included on that series included soli, garange and dansa.

[mat277]

I just did a video of the mendiani original solo + improvisation.

You can see it here:

[url]http://www.djembe-solo.ca/index.php?pr=Djembe_solo_vidéo[/url]

[bops]

I watched the video. I think 4 years experience is not nearly enough to begin teaching, frankly.