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Ngri : Rainer Polak, Gerhard Kero

October 2, 2018

Sungurubani, Fura : Souleymane Sidibe, Matche Traore

Matche Traore and his teacher Souleymane Sidibe play two rhythms in this video shot in Bamako at The Djembe Hotel. They are joined by Sidi Jan Traore, a djembe player visiting from Kayes. The first is a rhythm with many versions from Wassoulou known as Sungurubani. The second is called Fura in Bamako (aka Kita […]

January 30, 2016

Madan : Adama Coulibaly

Exceptionally melodic playing in this video by djembefola Adama Coulibaly in Kangaba, Mali, south of Bamako. Adama leaves a good amount of space in his soloing to let the simple accompaniment and dundun playing come through. Toward the end of the video, the dance starts to heat up, leading into what’s called “Mana Mani” in […]

January 17, 2015

Bamanafoli : Numuya

A great Video! A djembe group from England called Numuya plays Bamana Foli with Adam Bailey on solo djembe. They’re not master drummers yet, but they’re well on their way. They are cooperative, they’re well-studied, and they have great feeling. We like this video because: These guys could make an album and we’d buy it. […]

December 23, 2014

Suku, Madan : Drissa Kone, Sedou Balo

Drissa Kone and Sedou Balo have fun warming up before a ceremony in Bamako. What a team! We like this video because: Contrast. These guys have really different styles. In Suku, we can learn a lot from watching them both do it “their way”. We can also learn some good, simple jeli dundun variations from […]

December 3, 2014

Korojuga Music : Segou, Mali

A procession plays Korojuga music and enters a compound in Segu, Mali. We like this video because: In this video we see the group play a rhythm with a cycle of 5 notes. This is rare in Mande music. It reminds us that there’s always an exception to the rule.

November 23, 2014