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Didadi

Calls (T=tone flam; S=slap flam)

[ T . t t . t . t t . t . t . . . ] [ S . s s . s . s s . . . T . T . ]

[ T . t t . t . t t . . . S . S . ]b[ t t s t t s t t s . . . S . . . ]

[ S . t t . . S . t t . . S . S . ] [ S . t t . S . t t . S . T . . . ]

Djembe 1                             Djembe 2

[ t t . b s . T . t t . b s . T . ] [ s . . s s . t t s . . s s . t t ]

Djembe 3                             Djembe 4

[ s . T . s . T . s . T . s . T . ] [ b . t t b . t t b . t t b . t t ]

Dunduns (d=dununba; s=sangban; k=kenkeni; Capital letter for press)

[ d s . s . s . s s . d .(D).(D). ]

[ k k . K . . K . k k . K . . K . ]

[ x x . x .(x)x . x x . x .(x)x . ]

Djembe solo

[ b . s s b . T t b . s s b . T t b . s s b . T t b . s s b . T t ] x2+

[ t t(b)s s .(b)s t t(b)s s .(b)s t t(b)s s .(b)s t t(b)s s .(b)s ] x2+

[ s(b)s s s(b)s s s(b)s s s(b)s s s(b)s s s(b)s s s(b)s s s(b)s s ] x2+

[ b s t t(b)s s(b)b s t t(b)s s(b)b s t t(b)s s(b)b s t t(b)s s(b)] x2+

[(b). s s(b). T t(b). s s(b). T t(b). s s(b). T t(b). s s(b). T t ] x2+

[(b). s s(b). T t(b). s s(b). T . T . t t . t . t t . t . t . . . ] x1

Dundun solo

[ d s . s . s . s s . d . D . D . d s . s . s . s s . d . D . D . ] x2+

[(S). D S . D S . . . d s s . s s(S). D S . D S . . . d s s . s s ] x2+

[ d s . s . s . s s . s . s s . s s . s s . s . s s . s d s s d . ] x2+

[(S). D S . D S . . . d s . d s . d s . d s . d s . d s d s s d . ] x2+

[ d s . s . s . s s . s . s s d . D . . . D . . . D . . . D . . . ] x2+

[ d s . s . s . s s . d . D . D . d s . s . s . s s . d . D . D . ] x1

From Abdoul Doumbia’s book/CD set, adapted by RS. 

“Didadi is a rhythm for young people to get together and have fun.”