Dundun Rhythms - Traditional

In this module Mohamed Bangoura and Tara Tucker demonstrate the traditional dundun accompaniments on sangban, kenkeni and dundunba for all of the rhythms in Learn Djembe Online's Levels 1 & 2: Balakulandjan, Djole, Senefoli, Moribayassa, Denadon, Dallah, Toro, Soli Rapide, Kanin, Fankani, Soli Lent, Fe 1, Soliwoulen, Kono, Djagbe, Soko, Kuku & Kassa.

Each dundun accompaniment consists of a bell pattern and a pattern that is played on the drum.

They are introduced in this order:

Sangban - Kenkeni - Dundunba

First the bell pattern is introduced gradually with a constant pulse played on foot bells. Once the full pattern is established, it is played for 30 to 60 seconds. This way you can become familiar with the bell pattern before you start punctuating it with the hits on the actual drum.

You will find that many dundun rhythms share common bell patterns. In fact, for the 54 dundun rhythms contained in the LDO rhythms, there are a total of only 21 bell patterns!

Then the full dundun pattern (bell + drum) is introduced at a slightly faster speed (90bpm vs 75 bpm). The bell is constant, so are the foot bells which you will hear faintly. The hits on the drum are introduced gradually until the full pattern is established and played for a further 30-60 seconds.

This resource also includes:

* Aggregate videos where the dunduns are shown coming in one by one

* Full notation of all the rhythms, including the djembe accompaniments

* Drum-by-drum notation of just the dundun patterns

* Cultural information and a brief ensemble demonstration where the dunduns and djembes come in 1 by 1 and finish crisply in response to the lead djembe player's signal.

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