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| NAME OF RHYTHM: | Kassa |
| COUNTRY: | Kouroussa region of Guinea |
| (Liner notes, Michael Markus cass.) | |
| Kouroussa region of upper Guinea | |
| (Le Tambour Djembe) | |
| Upper Guinea (Klabunde) |
| OTHER NAMES: | Kassa Don (Tamakan) Guinea Highlands |
| (Liner Notes - Silo) |
| REGIONAL/ETHNIC GROUPS: | Malinke, Maninka, (Siguri - Kassa Don) |
| (Klabunde) |
| RELATED RHYTHMS: | Konkoba, Soro and Dubon are also played on |
| Kassa occasions. (Le Tambour Djembe) |
| RECORDED EXAMPLES INCLUDE: | (TR)aditional, (BA)llet, (MO)dern or (PO)p arrangement |
PERFORMANCE CDS:
| Wassolon | Mamady Keita & Sewa Kan | FMD 159 | Track 1 | (TR) |
| Afo | Mamady Keita & Sewa Kan | FMD 215 | Track 9 | (TR) |
| Journey Into Rhythm | Karamba Diabate | JIRCD001 | Track 1 | (BA) |
| Rhythmen Der Malinke | Famoudou Kanote | CD 18 | Track 8 | (TR) |
| Percussions De Guinee | Guinee National Ensemble ("Alou Kassa") | 82501-2 | Track 8 | (BA) |
| Africa | Paul Horn, Cobra Camara | 11104-2 | Track 1 | (PO) |
| Silo | Les Ballet Africans (Kassa Don/Tamakan) | 92579-2 | Track 10 | (BA) |
| Percussion Collective | Stephan Rigert | Track 1 | ||
| Stick Together | Les Zoulousains | Track 7 | ||
| House of Roots | Africa Sabou Njouma | Track 6 | ||
| Baraka Adiya | Mohamed Lamine Bangoura | Track 4 | ||
| Walla Walla | Ibro Konate | LC 6027 | Track 8 | |
| Lot Mengeh | Samba Coumba Ngom | Track 1 | ||
| Coming of Age | ROPBD: Bomani Drummers | |||
|
MandengYaa |
Tepaka Sekou Lunda | Track 2 |
PERFORMANCE CASSETTE:
| Doundoun Diara | Africa Sabu Njoma (cass) | Side b, #1 | (TR) | |
| Tribute | First Circle | (MO) | ||
| Senkola | Ibro Konate (Soro) | |||
| Come Drum! | Fadouba Oulare | Track 1, 4, 5, 9 |
PERFORMANCE VIDEO:
| Djembefola | Mamady Keita |
PERFORMANCE VINYL:
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO:
| Journey Into Rhythm Vol 1 | Karamba Diabate (BA) |
| Hands on Drumming - Vol 2 | Paulo Mattioli(TR) (Mamady Keita version) |
| Show Me The Rhythms for Jembe Vol 2 | Kalani |
| Show Me The Rhythms for Dunun | Kalani |
| Rhythms Traditionnels du Mandingue Vol 2
Moyens - For intermediates |
Mamady Keita |
INSTRUCTIONAL AUDIO:
| A Life For The Djembe: Traditional Rhythms
of the Malinke (Kassa Soro) |
Mamady Keita / Uschi Billmeier |
| Le Tambour Djembe CD, Track # 25 | Serge Blanc |
| Kassa Practice Tape | Michael Markus |
| Dunun Rhythms 1 Side 2, #1 | Mabiba Baegne |
| GrooveMinusOne Track #1 (play along) | Sanza |
| Play Me The Rhythms for Jembe | Kalani |
| African Drum Rhythms Study Guide | Lennart Hallstom |
| How to Play Djembe: West African Rhythms for Beginners | Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby |
| Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms | Daniel Genton |
| Djemberhythmen from Guinea Part 2 | Jan Fuhlendorf |
| Show me the Rhythms! - for the Jembe vol one
http://www.drumlesson.com |
Kalani |
| The Djembe Guide | Ianto Thornber |
| Play-Along Series | Michael Markus |
WRITTEN NOTATION SOURCES:
| A Life For The Djembe: Traditional Rhythms of the Malinke (Kassa Soro) | Mamady Keita / Uschi Billmeier |
| Le Tambour Djembe | Serge Blanc |
| Transcription with analysis of Mamady Keita's Kassa solo,
from the CD Wassolon Percussive Notes vol 35, #2 (April 1997) p 36-43 |
Michael Williams |
| Transcription of Kassa by Mamady Keita,
DRUM! magazine Jan. 96 |
Paulo Mattioli |
| Fankani Website
Notation for Kassa by Mamady Keita http://www.xs4all.nl/~aprak/fankani/ |
Albert Prak |
| Lars Bjornfot
http://www.docs.uu.se/~bjornfot/drum/cassa.html |
Lars Bjornfot |
| Larry Morris Catalog
http://www.emporia.edu/physics/faculty/rhythmca.txt |
Larry Morris |
| Folia Rhythm Catalog
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kaztam/ |
Paul Janse |
| West Afrikanische DjembeRhythmen | Stephan Rigert |
| Show Me The Rhythms for Jembe Vol 2 | Kalani |
| Show Me The Rhythms for Dunun | Kalani |
| Show me the Rhythms! - for the Jembe vol one
http://www.drumlesson.com |
Kalani
|
| African Drum Rhythms Study Guide | Lennart Hallstrom |
| YAPP Pages
http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e8725865/htmls/djembe.html |
Rafael Kronberger |
| DRUM! Magazine Vol 7, #8 | Paulo Mattioli |
| J&V Percussion Site
http://users.pandora.be/jv/ritmes/rtmctl.htm |
Jan Verhaert |
| S.H.A.R.E.
www.djembe.net/share/index.htm |
Lennart Hallstrom |
| http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/djembe_boom/rhythms.html | |
| How to Play Djembe: West African Rhythms for Beginners | Alan Dworsky + Betsy Sansby |
| Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms | Daniel Genton |
| Jambo jambo
http://www.jambojambo.co.uk/rhythm.html |
|
| Djemberhythmen from Guinea Part 2 | Jan Fuhlendorf |
| The Djembe Guide | Ianto Thornber |
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Books, Tapes, CDs, & Videos on Mande Style Drumming
Mande Style
Djembe/Dunun Performance CDs
Mande
Style Djembe/Dunun Performance Tapes
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