Dunungbe – the esssential Dununba rhythm – Fanka in Trouble!

but Kenkeni, basically (don't) mind too much of whether *ping* like this
but don't rush that part oh it's rushed ah? ya ease yourself a little bit can already I don't know I don't know how much time… you see
don't rush ok? I don't understand ok la okok trytry (x 100) today…. dununba rhythm @&*3&($#! see I knew it I wanna play Kenkeni (x 100)
come back (x 100) straightaway kena *bleep* very easy one, djembe very easy one ta-tuta ta-tuta (djembe accompaniment)
all the way first (there's some leftover lunch on your chin Kelvin…..) play lah! I'm the only one with 2-bar rhythm right? yeap yessssssss ok so…..

We actually kind of played this before right? Dunungbe is the foundation of all or rather the Mother of all Dununba rhythms the thing is, I've taught them before but erm, especially for Asian people or at least from my experience
when I teach this rhythm because we didn't grow up
in the Mandingue environment the logic in that rhythm
and the "feel" of that rhythm is not something we can
get accustomed to easily just now is the basic part but to play or to perform
or demonstrate Dununba rhythms it won't be just this basic part I won't call it arrangement
but it's a sequence that is… that keeps going around and around the sequence basically includes some small djembe solo and then goes into the chauffé…

And (during) chauffé
the Sangban and Dununba will have to chauffé together with the… djembe chauffé and then when the chauffé finishes… Sangban… Dununba…
and the lead djembe player…. …has to… …stop chauffé together… I think Kelvin is a very talented teacher but another talent which you don't know that Kelvin has… he likes to talk he talks a lot (…then when we come back to…) normal groove again
ok but
Kenkeni basically whatever happens
Kenkeni stays the same all throughout for the sake of learning I will fix the parts first Sangban as you play you don't have to mind too much of whether *ping* or *ping*ping* (whether) it's the first or second part it doesn't matter but when I start to chauffé then you have to change your pattern to that's the chauffé pattern then, how to stop the chauffé I'll demonstrate again but
let's practice going into chauffé first after 4 1 2 3 4 (entering chauffé) (ending chauffé) (Sangban and lead djembe exit together) so to end my chauffé I'll do that
(sings the part) when I do that part
Sangban has to do something else with me that's the signature pattern
(Helman: success baby) Dununba, when I do (ending phrase)
you carry on stop at where you did just now for the sake of easy-to-understand let's fix for now
chauffé only 4 bars (ok)
that means (1st bar) 2…

…3… 4! (exit phrase) this is what you need to play so again, we fix the chauffé 1… 2… …3… 4! (exit phrase) ok that's the end of the 4th bar just make sure you go and you will end exactly with Dununba (… *drilling sound* x 100…) ya try whoever is playing the
Sangban and the Kenkeni are going to have a lot problems I don't like this song… Dunungbe… not my bae =( I think I like this song
if somebody else is playing it =P ah…! 4th (bar) already what ready, go ya, something like this
but don't rush that part oh it's rushed ah? ya, just ease yourself into it can already don't drag that part
can already Kenkeni, there's another way to play you can change your bell to this like a triplet in 2 (quavers) I don't know, it's… I don't know how much time I need to get them really
to be familiar with this rhythm see, don't rush eh tired la sial (eh tired la sial) tired la

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Dunungbe - the esssential Dununba rhythm - Fanka in Trouble!

Dunungbe is a Dununba rhythm, which is traditionally played for the dance of the strong men in the Faranah region, Central Guinea. There are many different Dununba rhythms, and Dunungbe is a common starting point into the world of Dununba rhythms.

Depending on the context that it's being played, there are different ways to play this rhythm.

The struggle is real for the conversation between djembe "blockage phrases" and Sangban.
Watch how we got slayed.

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