| NAME OF RHYTHM: | Soko (Sohko) |
| COUNTRY: | Faranah region, central Guinea (Liner Notes, Journey Into
Rhythm)
Faranah region, upper Guninea (Le Tambour Djembe) |
| OTHER NAMES: |
| REGIONAL/ETHNIC GROUPS: | Komanko (Liner notes, Mogobalu)
Maninka (Le Tambour Djembe) |
| RELATED RHYTHMS: | Saa, Kala, Kankana, Konjan are also played (Le Tambour Djembe) |
| RECORDED EXAMPLES INCLUDE: | (TR)aditional, (BA)llet, (MO)dern or (PO)p arrangement |
PERFORMANCE CDS:
| Mogobalu | Mamady Keita | fmd 205 | Disc A #3 | (TR) |
| Rhythmen Der Malinke | Famoudou Konate | CD 18 | Track #11 | (TR) |
| Journey Into Rhythm | Karamba Diabate | JIRCD001 | Track #5 | (BA) |
| Gongoma Times | Fatala | 2331-2 | Track #8 | (MO) |
| Djembefola (Soundtrack) | Mamady Keita | #WM332 | Track #1 | (TR) |
| Kassama Percussions | Kassoum Diarra | PS 65170 | Track 1B | (MO) |
| Diya | Les Merveilles D'Afrique | MC-1 | Track #5 | (Variation) |
| Mariama | Macire Sylla | DME 20 | Trcak #6 | (PO) |
| Rhythms of the World | First Circle | Track #1 | (MO) | |
| Wonbere | Lamine "Dibo" Camara | Track #11 | (MO) | |
| Saboule Moyala N'Wolobalou Kobarika, | Billy Nankouma Konate | Track 3 | ||
| Percussions et Chants de Guinee |
PERFORMANCE CASSETTE:
| Rhythms of Life | Khalid Saleem, Beverly Botsford | Side B, 1 | (MO) |
| Tribute | First Circle | (MO) | |
| Come Drum! | Fadouba Oulare | Track 8 | |
| Djembe Rhythmen aus Guinea mit | Famoudou Konate | Track B-6 |
PERFORMANCE VIDEO:
| Les Ballet Bagata | Youssouf Koumbassa |
PERFORMANCE VINYL:
| Les Ballet Africains | Les Ballet Africains | Bel Air 411 043 S |
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO:
| Karamba Diabate | Journey Into Rhythm - Vol 2 |
| Kemoko Sano | Kemoko Sano Teaches African Dance |
| "Rhythms Traditionnels" series - "Avancés" | Mamady Keita |
INSTRUCTIONAL AUDIO:
| A Life For The Djembe: Traditional Rhythms of the Malinke | Mamady Keita / Uschi Billmeier
|
Track 13-16 | |
| Le Tambour Djembe | Serge Blanc | CD | Track 30 |
| Soko Practice Tape | Michael Markus | Cas | |
| Drum! | Geoff Johns | CD | Track 3,9 |
| Speaking Drum | Kalani | Cas | |
| African Drum Rhythms Study Guide | Lennart Hallstrom | CD | |
| West African Rhythms Sourcebook | Martin Klabunde | ||
| African Drum Rhythms Study Guide | Lennart Hallstrom | ||
| Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms | Daniel Genton | ||
| Djembefola | Daniel Genton | ||
| Play-Along Series | Michael Markus |
WRITTEN NOTATION SOURCES:
| A Life For The Djembe: Traditional Rhythms of the
Malinke
|
Mamady Keita / Uschi Billmeier |
| Le Tambour Djembe | Serge Blanc |
| Speaking Drum | Kalani |
| Folila
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kaztam |
Paul Janse |
| Fankani
http://www.xs4all.nl/~aprak/fankani |
Albert Prak |
| WAP-Pages
http://www.wappages.info |
Paul Nas |
| African Drum Rhythms Study Guide | Lennart Hallstrom |
| 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 |
| West African Rhythms Sourcebook Vol 1 | Martin Klabunde |
| http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/djembe_boom/rhythms.html | |
| West African Rhythms Sourcebook | Martin Klabunde |
| African Drum Rhythms Study Guide | Lennart Hallstrom |
| Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms | Daniel Genton |
| Djembefola | Daniel Genton |
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