- Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:51 pm
#7241
I've always been under the impression that the seke seke on a djembe represent some sort of status symbol or sign of achievement: the lead djembefola might have three seke seke, the first accompaniment player might have two, the second accompaniment player might have one...
Also, years ago, one of my teachers told me that it would be inappropriate for me as his student to put seke seke on my drum during a performance where I'm playing with him.
At the recent Bundagen camp, I asked Epizo about this. To my surprise, he said that it would be totally OK for everyone at the performance to put seke seke on their drum, no matter what their level of skill is, and that it would be totally OK to do this anywhere, even in Guinea. (So, I ended up playing with my seke seke for the performance
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Does anyone else have any opinion or experience regarding this? Was my teacher from way back simply protecting his status?
Cheers,
Michi.
Also, years ago, one of my teachers told me that it would be inappropriate for me as his student to put seke seke on my drum during a performance where I'm playing with him.
At the recent Bundagen camp, I asked Epizo about this. To my surprise, he said that it would be totally OK for everyone at the performance to put seke seke on their drum, no matter what their level of skill is, and that it would be totally OK to do this anywhere, even in Guinea. (So, I ended up playing with my seke seke for the performance

Does anyone else have any opinion or experience regarding this? Was my teacher from way back simply protecting his status?
Cheers,
Michi.