Dansa: Rhythm notation

Like most Khassonké rhythms, also Dansa starts with a very slow part.


PART 1 (SLOW) 

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Djembé 1 

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Kongoni 

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O

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O

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Sangban / Dunundé

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C

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Dununba

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x

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PART 2 (FAST) 

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Djembé 1 (traditional)

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Djembé 2(not traditional)

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Djembé 3 (solo accomp.)

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There are very different versions of Dansa, as it's assumed to be one of the first rhythms, it hosts for a large family of rhythms.  We've made a difference here in the traditional way to play dansa and in the way it's played in the streets of Bamako or the Ballet, as they are adaptations.

Kongoni  (Traditional)

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Sangban / Dunundé (Traditional)

O

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C

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O

O

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O

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C

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O

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x

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Dununba  (Traditional)

o

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Kongoni  (Ballet-same as Sanda Gundo)

O

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Sangban / Dunundé (Ballet-same as Sanda Gundo)

O

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O

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O

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C

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O

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x

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Dununba (Ballet-same as Sanda Gundo)

C

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Dununba variation 1  

C

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O

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O

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Dununba variation 2  

C

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O

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O

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Dununba variation 3  

C

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C

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O

O

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O

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O

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O

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C

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O

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Dununba variation 4  

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O

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C

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O

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O

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O

x

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x

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x

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x

Dununba echauffement 1  

O

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O

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O

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O

O

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O

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O

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O

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x

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Dununba echauffement 2  

O

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O

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O

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O

O

O

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O

x

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x

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x

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x

Source: Djansa