Slow Dansa pattern... And the girl in blue

I totally agree with the author of the video: the girl in blue is much more interesting than the slow dansa ;)

Anyway, just to say something useful, a widely used djembe accompaniment rhythm for the slow dansa (dansa lent) is very simple:

1...2...3...4...

ttss.bssttss.bss

However, I noticed this djembe pattern to be very popular:

1...2...3...4...
s..bsss.s.T.tts.
(upper case is a flam)

Or, as in this case, 

1...2...3...4...

b.....s...T.tts.

In both cases, it is really very close to the basic dunnun pattern of the slow djansa, see an older post.

The djembe call is usually: 
1...2...3...4...

S.t.t.t.t.T.tts.

Ibrahima Diabaté a.k.a. "Bourama"

Last weekend there was a great workshop of the Khassonké dunun in Brussels with Ibrahima Diabaté - a great musician and a very good teacher.

The guy explained a lot of interesting stuff concerning the Djelifoli rhythms. It seems that for the Khassonkés, the Dansa, Garankedon, Sanja, etc., are all part of the Djelifoli rhytms. This would explain why they are frequently played consequtively, and why all have the same feeling. Good to know.

Khassonke weekend

This weekend there are workshops of the Khassonké dun and dance in Paris and Brussels (organized by Pazonote and Coryphee). I wish it happened more often...

Melodic Mendiani

A nice, very melodic Mendiani played by Drissa Kone, Bamako.

The worms ate the skin

Some kind of cannibal worms got their new home under the skin and did a nice travel to Europe with lots of food available. I guess that one of the little worms made a byte where it shouldn't and the skin broke. I hope the bang scared the worm enough not to do the same stupid thing again.