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| NAME OF RHYTHM: | Mendiani (Mandiani, Mindiani, Manjani, Mandjani, Mandyani, Mandiany) |
| COUNTRY: | Guinea (various sources)
Siguiri, Mandiana, Kouroussa and Kankan regions of Guinea (Mamady Keita) Upper Guinea (Kemoko Sano) Kayes region of Mali (Tambours du Mali) |
| OTHER NAMES: | In Guinea this rhythm is also called Dennadon (Le Tambour Djembe). |
| REGIONAL/ETHNIC GROUPS: | Maninka (Malinke) (various sources)
From the Maninka ethnic group, played throughout the Maninka country. (Le Tambour Djembe) |
| RELATED RHYTHMS: | Dennadon (Mamady Keita),
Lafe (4/4, source F.Konate) and Dendon (12/8 not Denadon, source Delmundo Keita, Guinean dununfola based in Holland). (from Yves Goulnik |
| RECORDED EXAMPLES INCLUDE: | (TR)aditional, (BA)llet, (MO)dern or (PO)p arrangement |
PERFORMANCE CDS:
| Nankama | Mamady Keita | fmd 195 | Track 3 | (TR) |
| Journey Into Rhythm | Karamba Diabate | JIRCD001 | Track 7 | (MO) |
| Rhythmen Der Malinke | Famoudou Konate | CD 18 | Track 5 | (TR) |
| Percussions Mandingues 2 | Adama Drame | 61522 | Track 2 | (TR) |
| Music of the Djimbe | Obayanna Olumide | Track 7 | ||
| Lady Drummer | Fatu! | Track 9 | (MO) | |
| Drum Call | Nurudafina Pili Abena | LR114CD | Track 10 | (MO) |
| Percussions & Music | Nimba | 111001 | Track 2 | (TR) |
| Live | Bamidele | Track 5 | (MO) | |
| Les Tambours Du Mali | Mamadou Kante | PS 65132 | Track 4/11 | (TR) |
| The Drums of Goree | Orchestra Africa Djembe | PS 65104 | Track 5/6 | (MO) |
| Mandiani Drum & Dance | Mark Sunkett | WCM 9826 | Track 1 | (TR) |
| Kassama Percussions | Kassoum Diarra | PS 65170 | Track 1C | (MO) |
| Percussions De Guinee | Percussionists of Guinea | 82501-2 | Track 9 | (BA) |
| Percussion Ensemble | Louis Cesar Ewande | 003 | Track 6 | (MO) |
| Djinafoly | Medoune Yacine Gueye (Dame) | VM 9701 | Track 8 | (TR) |
| The Djembe of Bobo | Fa Kiyen Yiriba | PS 65195 | Track 6 | (TR) |
| Percussion Collective | Stephan Rigert | Track 2 | (MO) | |
| African Percussions | Surutu Kunu | 2123 | (TR) | |
| MOVE | Stephan Rigert | 666666+2 | Track 2 | (TR) |
| Master African Drummer | Madou Dembele | SR0021 | Track 4 | |
| Bamako-Foli | Jakite-Dunbia-Kuyate-Samake
(Rainer Polak Prod.) |
Track 12 | ||
| Le Djembe | Ya MBaye/Assane MBaye | Track 1, 10 | ||
| Balandugu Kan | Mamady Keita | fmd 218 | Track 14 | (TR) |
| Lot Mengeh | Samba Coumba Ngom | Track 7 | ||
| Djembe Tigui | Sekou "Cobra" Camara | SLC9605-2 | Track 9 | |
| Coming of Age | ROPBD: Bomani Drummers | |||
| Kham Saa Thiossane | Thione Diop | TD2002 | Track 7 | |
Saboule Moyala N'Wolobalou Kobarika |
Billy Nankouma Konate | Track 7 | ||
| Percussions et Chants de Guinee |
PERFORMANCE CASSETTE:
| Djimbe | Leon Mobley | (MO) |
| Les Ballet Bagata | Youssouf Koumbassa | (MO) |
| Yankadi | Djimo Kouyate | (TR) |
| Doundoun Diara | Africa Sabu Njouma | (MO) |
| Festmusik aus Mali | Yamadu Doubia | (TR) |
| Djembe Drumming | Paulo Mattioli | (MO) |
| Drum Talk | Ko-Thi Dance Company | (MO) |
| Rhythms of Life | Khalid Saleem | (MO) |
| Mungi Da La | Impala | |
| Senkola | Ibro Konate | (TR) |
| Seourouba | Martin Klabunde | |
| Djembe Rhythmen aus Guinea mit | Famoudou Konate | Track A-13, B-9 |
PERFORMANCE VIDEO:
| Journey Into Rhythm Vol 2 | Karamba Diabate |
| African Dance | Kemoko Sano |
| Mandiani Drum and Dance | Mark Sunkett |
| Music and Dance of West Africa | Zak Diouf / Diamano-Coura Dance Group |
PERFORMANCE VINYL:
| Rhythms of the Mandeng | Adama Drame |
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO:
| African Percussion | Paulo Mattioli |
| Hands on Drumming Vol 4 | Paulo Mattioli |
| African Beats | Kalani |
| Mali Djembekan | Zachariah Combs |
| Le Djembe 1 | Abdoulaye Mbaye dit Ya |
| Rhythms Traditionnels du Mandingue Vol 1
Debutantes - For Beginners |
Mamady Keita |
| Rhythms Traditionnels du Mandingue Vol 2
Moyens - For intermediates (with Solo) |
Mamady Keita |
INSTRUCTIONAL AUDIO:
| A Life For The Djembe: Traditional
Rhythms of the Malinke |
Mamady Keita / Uschi Billmeier |
| Play-Along Series | Michael Markus |
| Le Tambour Djembe | Serge Blanc |
| Speaking Drum | Kalani |
| Djembe Drumming | Paulo Mattioli |
| Mandiani Drum and Dance | Mark Sunkett |
| West Afrikanische DjembeRhythmen | Stephan Rigert |
| African Drum Rhythms Study Guide | Lennart Hallstrom |
| Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms | Daniel Genton |
| West African Rhythms Sourcebook | Martin Klabunde |
| Show me the Rhythms! - for the Jembe
vol. 4 http://www.drumlesson.com |
Kalani |
| Djembefola | Daniel Genton |
WRITTEN NOTATION SOURCES:
| A Life For The Djembe: Traditional Rhythms of the Malinke | Mamady Keita / Uschi Billmeier |
| Le Tambour Djembe | Serge Blanc |
| Mandiani Drum and Dance | Mark Sunkett |
| DRUM! magazine | Vol 6, #1 |
| Speaking Drum | Kalani |
| The Joy of Drumming | Tom Klower |
| Jim Salem's Website
http://www.newview.org/salem/rhythm.html#mandjani |
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| Larry Morris' Catalog
http://www.emporia.edu/physics/faculty/rhythmca.txt |
Larry Morris |
| Folila Website
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kaztam/ |
Paul Janse |
| West Afrikanische DjembeRhythmen | Stephan Rigert |
| African Drum Rhythms Study Guide | Lennart Hallstrom |
| Y.A.P.P. Pages
http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e8725865/htmls/djembe.html |
Rafael Kronberger |
| W.A.P. Pages
http://www.wappages.info |
Paul Nas |
| Fankani Website
http://www.xs4all.nl/~aprak/fankani |
Albert Prak |
| JAV Percussion site
http://users.pandora.be/jv/ritmes/rtmctl.htm |
Jan Verhaert |
| Percussive Notes Vol 7, #34 August 1999 | Michael Williams |
| Seourouba
http://www.psn.net/~clockwork/mendiani.html |
Martin Klabunde |
| West African Rhythms Sourcebook Vol 1 | Martin Klabunde |
| S.H.A.R.E.
www.djembe.net/share/index.htm |
Lennart Hallstrom |
| Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms | Daniel Genton |
| Show me the Rhythms! - for the Jembe
vol. 4 http://www.drumlesson.com |
Kalani |
| Djembefola | Daniel Genton |
| Drum Connection http://www.interweavers.com/brett/rhythms/ |
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Instructional
Books, Tapes, CDs, & Videos on Mande Style Drumming
Mande Style
Djembe/Dunun Performance CDs
Mande
Style Djembe/Dunun Performance Tapes
Mande
Style Djembe/DununPerformance Videocassettes