Zaouli - a traditional djembe drum rhythm

Djembe Rhythms are a type of African Drum Rhythm that usually refers to musical arrangements involving 2 or more drums, one of which being a djembe drum.

Drum Notation for Zaouli

Zaouli (binary) djembe call

Relates to Zaouli

Binary version of Zaouli as taught by Mamady. Djembe call. X is a muffled slap. Note that the six basses at the end of the call are half-speed triplets. The lead djembe plays the call up to and including the muffled slap. The ensemble responds with the remainder of the call following the muffled slap.

Related posts in the forum

Here are some posts in the djembe forum related to Zaouli

1) Zaouli

2) Zaouli break

3) Recordings of Zaouli

4) Zaouli

5) Zaouli cultural background

6) Zaouli Instructional Material

7) Zaouli (binary) notation

8) Zaouli (ternary) notation

9) Mamady's Zaouli breaks

10) Binary vs ternary Zaouli

11) Zaouli Kuku?