Instructional
Books, Tapes, CDs, & Videos on Mande Style Drumming
Mande Style
Djembe/Dunun Performance CDs
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Style Djembe/Dunun Performance Tapes
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Style Djembe/DununPerformance Videocassettes
| NAME OF RHYTHM: | Soli (Fast Soli, Slow Soli, Bala Kulandya) |
| COUNTRY: | Guinea (Markus, Les Ballet, Lansana Kouyate, Bangoura, Mattioli) |
| OTHER NAMES: | In Mali this rhythm is also called Suku or Fura (Serge Blanc) |
REGIONAL/ETHNIC GROUPS:
| Siguiri, | Mandiana, Kankan (Mamady Keita) |
| Maninka | (Serge Blanc) |
| Malinke | (Paulo Mattioli) |
| Coastal region | (Les Ballet) |
| Susu | (Paul Horn) |
| RELATED RHYTHMS: | Balakulaniang / Bala Kulandyan
Soko is a related rhythm, also played in the context of initiation/circumsision, but at a different stage (early on, before the event). (Yves) |
| RECORDED EXAMPLES INCLUDE: | (TR)aditional, (BA)llet, (MO)dern or (PO)p arrangement |
PERFORMANCE CDS:
| Rhythmen Der Malinke | Famoudou Konate | CD 18 | Track 3,4,6 | fast | (TR) |
| 2, 7 | Bala | (TR) | |||
| Rhythmen und Lieder aus Guinea | Famoudou Konate | Track 2 | Bala | (TR) | |
| Wassolon | Mamady Keita | fmd 159 | Track 7 | slow-fast | (TR) |
| Mogobalu | Mamady Keita | fmd 205 | Track A-8 | fast; Soli Des Manian | (TR) |
| Track B-3 | fast; Wassolon Soli | (TR) | |||
| Les Ballet Africains | 82513-2 | Track 2-c | ? | (TR) | |
| Africa | Paul Horn | 11104-2 | Track 4 | fast | (MO) |
| Nimba | Nimba | 11101 | Track 5 | fast | (TR) |
| Wali | M'Bemba Bangoura | 10002 | Track 6 | fast; Kaninya Soli | (MO) |
| Masters of the Forest | Mystique D'Afrique | Track 1 | fast | (TR) | |
| Mandeng Djeli | Lansana Kouyate | LKP 002 | Track 7 | fast | (TR) |
| Djembefola Soundtrack | Mamady Keita | Track 2 | Bala | (TR) | |
| Salia | Africa Soli | SM007 | Track 8 | fast | (TR) |
| Percussion Collective | Stephan Rigert | Track 9 | slow-fast | (MO) | |
| Listen | Inanna | Track 1 | slow | ||
| Wonbere | Lamine "Dibo" Camara | Track 11 | fast | (MO) | |
| House of Roots | Africa Sabou Njouma | Track 2 | fast | ||
| African Drums | Mamady Ijalit Keita | 501502 | Track 1 | ||
| Coming of Age | ROPBD Bomani Drummers |
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| Wongai | Youssouf Koubassa | Track 9 & 10 | |||
| Les Bras Kasses | Toubaboukan | PS 65233 | Track 6 | (6/8) | |
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Jebebara |
Abdouli Diakite & |
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| Mamadou Sidibe | |||||
| Lagni-Sussu | Nabi Camara | NCCD191 | |||
| Mamady Lee | Mamady Keita | fmd 221 | Track 2 | (slow) | |
| Yonmilabanlo | Tamani | Track 1 | |||
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Africa - Tribal Drums and Rhythms |
Various | Track 1 |
PERFORMANCE CASSETTE:
| Sakodougou | N'Toman Keita | Track B-2 | fast |
| Mandeng Djeli | Lansana Kouyate | Track B-2 | fast |
| Tribute | 1st Circle | slow-fast | |
| Senkola | Ibro Konate | fast | |
| Seourouba | Martin Klabunde | fast | |
| Djembe Rhythmen aus Guinea mit | Famoudou Konate | Tracks A-1,2,3,8,14 | |
| Tahako | Tepaka Sekou |
PERFORMANCE VIDEO:
| Repercussions | Born Musicians |
PERFORMANCE VINYL:
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO:
| Hands on Drumming Vol 3 | Paulo Mattioli | fast |
| Let's Go Wongai! (Vol 1) | Youssouf Koumbassa (Dance Instruction) | |
| Rythmes Traditionnels du Mandingue Vol 1 Debutants - For Beginners | Mamady Keita
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| Rythmes Traditionnels du Mandingue Vol 2 (With Solo)
Moyens - For intermediates |
Mamady Keita |
INSTRUCTIONAL AUDIO:
| A Life For The Djembe: Traditional Rhythms of the Malinke | Mamady Keita/ Uschi Billmeier | fast |
| Dunun Rhythms 1 | Mabiba Baegne | fast |
| Soli Practice Tape | Michael Markus | fast |
| Le Tambour Djembe | Serge Blanc | fast |
| Djembe | Borge Blume-Jensen | fast, Bala |
| Speaking Drum | Kalani | ? |
| African Drum Rhythms Study Guide | Lennart Hallstom | ? |
| West African Rhythms Sourcebook | Martin Klabunde | fast |
| Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms | Daniel Genton | |
| Djemberhythmen from Guinea (Part 2) | Jan Fuhlendorf | |
| West Afrikaanse Percussie | Ponda O'Bryan | |
| Show me the Rhythms! - for the Jembe vol four: http://www.drumlesson.com |
Kalani | |
| Djembefola | Daniel Genton | |
| The Djembe Guide | Ianto Thornber | |
| Play-Along Series | Michael Markus | |
|
Djembe-Percussion aus Westafrika |
Ibro Konate and Sylvia Franke | (Fast and Balakulania) |
WRITTEN NOTATION SOURCES:
| A Life For The Djembe: Traditional Rhythms of the Malinke | Mamady Keita / Uschi Billmeier | fast |
| slow | ||
| Soli Des Manian | ||
| Le Tambour Djembe | Serge Blanc | fast |
| Djembe | Borge Blume-Jensen | fast, Bala |
| Speaking Drum | Kalani | ? |
| Show me the Rhythms! - for the Jembe vol four
http://www.drumlesson.com |
Kalani | |
| DRUM! Magazine Vol 5, #6 | Paulo Mattioli | fast |
| DRUM! Magazine Vol 6, #6 | Paulo Mattioli | Soli Des Manian |
| Rhythmen und Lieder aus Guinea | Famoudou Konate | Bala |
| Folia Webpage
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kaztam/index.html |
Paul Janse | Bala, fast Soli |
| http://www.xs4all.nl/~aprak/fankani/entryobero.html | Albert Prak | |
| Larry Morris' Catalog
http://www.emporia.edu/physics/faculty/rhythmca.txt |
Larry Morris | |
| West Afrikanische DjembeRhythmen | Stephan Rigert | |
| African Drum Rhythms Study Guide | Lennart Hallstrom | |
| WAPP Pages
http://www.wappages.info |
Paul Nas | |
| YAPP Pages
http://stud1.tuwien.ac.at/~e8725865/htmls/djembe.html |
Rafael Kronberger | |
| JAV Percussion site
http://users.pandora.be/jv/ritmes/rtmctl.htm |
Jan Verhaert | |
| S.H.A.R.E.
http:/www.djembe.net/share/index.htm |
Lennart Hallstrom | |
| West African Rhythms Sourcebook Vol 1 | Martin Klabunde | Slow/fast |
| Live Djembe: Traditional African Rhythms | Daniel Genton | |
| DRUM! Vol 9 #4 June 2000 Soli Solo Technique | Paulo Mattioli | |
| Djemberhythmen from Guinea (Part 2) | Jan Fuhlendorf | |
| West Afrikaanse Percussie | Ponda O'Bryan | |
| The Djembe Guide | Ianto Thornber | |
| Djembefola | Daniel Genton | |
| Djembe-Percussion aus Westafrika | Ibro Konate & Sylvia Franke | (Fast and Balakulania)) |
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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