Bambara djembefola short clip

[the kid]

Found this around. pretty interesting. A Bambara djembefola playing Wolosodon.

[Dugafola]

which interests you more? the playing? of the fact that he's Bamana?

[the kid]

The playing is interesting in that these are traditional phrazes. There aren't alot of versions of this rhythym around. This is short but very clear. And he's a bamana fola for me thats more interesting than some flashy susu. By posting the clip i hope some one may come back with some info about the drummers, the area, the rhythm or the culture surrounding

Anything constructive to add duga??

[Dugafola]

not yet. can't watch ut00b at work.

i think there's a clip of drissa kone jamming on Wolosodon out there on the interweb somewhere.

i love the rhythm though.

[the kid]

heah hope the wait will be worth it
Inside the clip is the bass rhythm and acc and a couple of phrases. That's a good intro to the rhythm for folks who don't know it. I rekon i know more guinean stuff so some simple malian stuff is pretty useful.
And the search goes on

[Michel]

Hi there,

I have some info about the rhythm, since it was one of the first I learned. I hope I am telling something you don´t allready know.... The name of the rhythm means the dance of the house slaves. I started thinking what is the reason for a slave to dance, but in the Mande areas it was (is?) quite common to have slaves in your house. For what I understood it is like being a nyamakalaw (craftsmen) or noble men, as in it is inherited too, and it won't say that it is slavery as we know it. Being a slave to a family is also being someone who is trusted in the family and they have a lot of respect. Although there must have been sad stories too, off course.
Once I showed my teacher Moussé Dramé a picture of a musician in Dakar, where he grew up, and he responded ´Oh! that´s my slave!´ For him it would mean that in the history this man would have been of the cast of slaves. But with all the respect, he said it.
As for the rhythm, Habib Koité and other Malian artists use it quite frequently as a base for their songs. The quick Dundun (taratarata) followed by a slower Dun-Dun (tatarata) is heard a lot. Habib even explains that he is playing the slavery dance on his double live cd Foly in the song Bitile on disc 1, and teaches the audience a dance movement to it.

Michiel

[the kid]

Cheers for the info Michel,
All i know about it is what i've read of the wap pages so you did expand my knowledge.

[the kid]

Some true jenbe mastery with Mamadou Kone

Sunu tradition riddim of the kassouke people, Kayes region, Mali.