Djagbè

Djagbé is the name of a Malinke-rhythm from Guinea that was originally played
at the ending of the Ramadan. A rejoicing happening where men and women
dance together in this circle-dance. Variations on Djagbé excist in the
Kouroussa-region (Guinee) as Djagba and in Mali as Madan. 09-12-2001

Call
T . T T . T . T T . S S S . . .
f. . r l . l . l r . r l r . . .

Kenkeni

O . . . . . O . O . . . . . O .
x . x x . x x . x . x x . x x .

Sangban

C . o O . O . o O . O . . C . .
x . x x . x x . x . x x . x x .

Sangban echauffement

C . o O . O . . C . o O . O . .
x . x x . x . x x . x x . x . x

Dun Dun

. . O O . . . . . . O . . . . .
x . x x . x . x x . x . x x . x

Dun Dun variation

. . O O . . . . . . O . . O . .
x . x x . x . x x . x . x x . x
 O . . O . . . . . . O . . . . .
x . x x . x . x x . x . x x . x

Dun Dun starting the echauffement

. . O O . . . . . . O . O O . O
x . x x . x . x x . x . x x . x

Dun Dun echauffement

O . O O . O . O O . O . O O . O
x . x x . x . x x . x . x x . x

Dun Dun ending the echauffement

O . O O . O . O O . O . . . . .
x . x .x . x . x x . x . x x . x

Djembé 1

B . T T . b S . B . T T . b S .
r . r l . l r . r . r l . l r .

Djembé 2

S . . S S . T T S . b S S . T T
r . . l r . r l r . r l r . r l

Djembé 3

T T . B S S B . S S . B S S B .
r l . l r l r . r l . l r l r .

Djembé 4

S . S S . S T T S . S . S S T T
 r . r l . l r l r . r . r l r l

Djembé 5

B . T T . S . . . . T T . S . .
r . r l . l . . . . r l . l . .

Djembé solo accompagnement 1

. T T T . S S S . T T T . S S .
. l r l . l r l . l r l . l r .

Djembé solo accompagnement 2

T T S S . . S S B . S S . . S S
r l l r . . r l r . r l . . r l

for a really "Djagbe-sound" it's nice to pull the first two tones a little bit
together in the solo accompagnement 2.

Solo 1 ; use these elements

A S . . . B . . . . S T T S S . S
r . . . r . . . . l r l r l . l

B S S T T S S S . . S T T S S . S
r l r l r l r . . l r l r l . l

C . S . S . S . S . S . S . S . S
. l . l . l . l . l . l . l . l

. S . S . S . T T T S S S . . .
. l . l . l . 2 r l r l r . . .

D S S . . S S . . S S T . T T . .
r l . . r l . . r l r . r l . .

E . S . S . S . T T T S S S . . .
 . f . f . f . 2 r l r l r . . .

F B . . T . S T T S . S . S . . .
r . . l . l r l r . r . r . . .

G S S . . S S . . S S T . T T . .
r l . . r l . . r l r . r l . .

B . . T . S T T S . S . S . . .
r . . l . l r l r . r . r . . .

H S S T . S S T . S S T . S S T .
r l f . r l f . r l f . r l f .

S . . . S . . . S . . . S . . .
f . . . f . . . f . . . f . . .

I T . T . . S . . T . T . . S . . .
l . l . . r . . l . l . . r . . .

S . . . S . . . S . . . S . . .
f . . . f . . . f . . . f . . .

J T T . S S . T T . S S . S . . . .
l r . r l . l r . r l . l . . . .

K . . . . B . . . B . T T S S . S
. . . . r . . . r . 2 r l r . l

L . . T T S S . S . . T T S S . S
. . 2 r l r . l . . 2 r l r . l

M S . S S . S S . T T S S S . . .
r . r l . l r . 2 r l r l . . .

Starting the echauffement:

. . . . . . . . . T T S S S S S
. . . . . . . . . l r l r l r l

S T T S S S S S S T T S S S S S
 r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r l

T S S S T S S S T S S S S . . .
r l r l r l r l r l r l r . . .

Look-a-like break for ending the echauffement (the rhythm continues)

S S . S . S . S S . S . S . . .
f r . r . r . l r . r . r . . .

Solo 2; use these elements

A S S S S S . . . T T . . S . . .
2 r l r l . . . r l . . r . . .

B T T . S S S S S S S . . . . . .
2 r . 2 r l r l r l . . . . . .

C . . . T T S S S . S T T S . S .
. . . l r l r l . l r l r . r .

D S S S S T T . . S S S S T T . .
2 r l r l r . . 2 r l r l r . .

(also look-a-like break)

E . . . T T . T T . T T S S S S S S
. . . l r . r l . l r l 2 r l r l