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Ngri : Rainer Polak, Gerhard Kero

October 2, 2018

Ngri : Mady Keita

Mady Keita plays Ngri for his drum students in Australia.

February 24, 2017

This is a fantastic rendition of Farabakan, or “Kalabanka”, as Sega says it was originally called. According to a thread on djembefola.com, Sega has been known to say that this rhythm was played without dundun until more recently. So in this video, he gets to show the older version of the rhythm.

June 23, 2015

Mendiani : Madou Sako

This is a clean, solid rendition of Mendiani by Madou Sako and one dundun player on ballet style dunduns. Madou’s playing is really tasty. In this video, he plays pure, no-frills Mendiani without making it dry and boring. It’s very interesting to watch his basses in this video. Some cool stuff going on there. He […]

May 1, 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

Madan : Madou Sako

Ahhh.. Madou Sako. Really tasty and melodic stuff in this video. He starts clowning around a bit toward the middle of the video and then brings it back ’round for the grand finale! We like this video because: Madou’s soloing in this vid is a good example of how to begin with the core of the rhythm, […]

November 13, 2014

Suku : Seny Toure

Seny runs through a sequence of clean, clear phrasing for Suku a couple of times. Then he loosens up a bit and plays some impromptu variations on the foundation he has just set. Great study video! Seny mostly uses hand-over-hand playing technique throughout. The phrasing he uses is a bit modern, but clearly rooted in the essence […]

August 18, 2014

Mendiani : Adama Keita

Adama Keita plays 3 base solo phrases for Mendiani. First he plays alone. Then, later in the video, he plays variations with an ensemble. Adama plays the phrases clearly and repeats for a while, so the beginning of this video is useful for someone wanting a clear example of that infamous 3 on 4 Mendiani solo.

May 3, 2014

Madan, Wurukutu : Sega Sidibe

February 15, 2014

Woloso : Mamadou Kane

February 15, 2014

Mendiani : Mady Keita

Mady Keita plays Mendiani in Australia. Keep those rascally students in line, Mady! This video is over 8 minutes long, and full of good Mendiani. We can see Mady’s hands clearly, and the tempo is slow enough to pick up most of what he’s doing. Key Moments: 2:17 – Wise words from Mr. Keita

February 15, 2014