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Fanga.mp3 - generated by Percussion Studio

01 Fanga.mp3 - another example, including the tune for the song

Olatunji Babatunde and friends playing Fanga:

Fanga

Djembe 1

[ b . . t . t t . b . b . t t . . ] 

[ b . . t . t t . . t t . b . b . ] (variation 1)

[ b . b . t t . . b . b . t t . . ] (variation 2)

Djembe 2

[ b . b b . b t t b . . b b . t t ]  

[ b . b b . . s . b . . b b . s . ] (variation)

Djembe 3

[ b . . b b . t t . b . b b . t t ]  

[ b . . b b . t t b . b . b . t t ] (variation 1)

[ b . . b b . t t . b . b . b t t ] (variation 2)

Djembe 4 

[ b . t t b . . b . b t t b .(b). ]

Djembe 5

[ . . s s . . s s . . s s t t s s ] or

[ t t . . t t . . t t . . t t . . ]

Break

[ s s . s s . t t s s . . . . . . s s . s s . t t s s . . . . . .

  s s . s s . t t s s . . . . . . s s . s s . t t b b . . s s . . ]

Break 2

[ b . b . . t . . b . b . t t . . b . b . t t t t b . t . t t . . ]

Dunduns (b = dununba, t = sangban, s = kenkeni)

[ . . s s . . s s . . s s . . s s ] - L

[ b . . . . t . . b . b . t . . . ] - R

[ . . x x . . x x . . x x . . x x ] - Bell  

Shaker

[ x . x x x . x x x . x x x . x x ]  

Notes

Fanga is a rhythm from Liberia that has been taught by Babatunde Olatunji. The song he used to sing to accompany the rhythm is in the Yoruba language.

Fanga Alafayia, ashé, ashé, ashé, ashé, ashé, ashé.
Ikabo A Lafiya, ashé, ashé, ashé, ashé, ashé, ashé.
Eluga A Lafiya, ashé, ashé, ashé, ashé.

Baba's Warm-up Exercises 

[ b . t t . . . . b . t t . . . . ]

[ b . t t . t t . b . . . . . . . ]

[ b . t t . t t . b . t t . . . . ]

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

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

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

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

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

[ t t . . t t . . t t . . t t . . ]