https://youtube.com/watch?v=_E5G1dz7eL0
The drum sounds when the hawk appears with a rabbit – Nigerian saying This is how the full rhythm sounds at medium speed Now, let's break it down djembe 1 Now a bit faster… djembe 2 Now a bit faster… djembe 3 Now a bit faster… Dundun & bell Now a bit faster… Drum-Along: let's start by checking how each drum line sits in the full rhythm Now just keep drumming.
Moribayassa Djembe Rhythm: Learn How to Play 4 Patterns & Play-Along the Groove
Learn four patterns of Moribayassa, see how they sit in the rhythm, and play along the full groove at slow, medium, or fast pace. Open the description for quick links to each part.00:00:00 Intro
00:00:35 Pattern - 1st Djembe
00:02:55 Pattern - 2nd Djembe
00:05:15 Pattern - 3rd Djembe
00:07:34 Pattern - Dundun & Bell
00:09:54 Drum-Along - How each line sits in the groove
00:12:15 Drum-Along - Slow
00:29:33 Drum-Along - Transition Slow to Fast
00:32:53 Drum-Along - Fast
00:53:03 Drum-Along - Transition Fast to Faster
00:56:43 Drum-Along - Faster
INFO:
Moribayassa is a rhythm of the Malinke people of Guinea. It is danced by the women to celebrate the overcoming of a difficult problem. When having a health, fertility, or other issue of unclear solution, a Malinke woman would pray for it to solve: "if a solution to this problem comes, I will dance the Moribayassa".
For this celebration, the woman would dress as if she was careless or mad. She would wear male old, broken clothes, undo her hair and let it be wild, tie some shoes to her head,... Then, the celebrating woman would parade the village, followed by all the other women of the community and the drummers playing Moribayassa.
The ritual would finish with the woman changing back into her normal appearance, and the burning of the old clothes.
Mamady Keita talks about Moribayassa in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z4UG20xOZg
PATTERNS & DRUM-ALONG:
At the beginning of the video there is an introduction and short practise of four separated drum lines that appear in the Moribayassa rhythm. The tutorial then gives way to the drum-along track, starting with an introduction to how the lines sit in the groove, and then continuing first at slow speed, then fast, and then faster.
SPEEDING UP:
If you feel comfortable with a certain speed and would like to practise faster, you can let the rhythm help you with that. The transitions, "Slow to Fast" and "Fast to Faster", accelerate over 3-4 minutes, to slowly arrive and settle at a new, faster tempo. Just go to the end of the chapter at the tempo you're comfortable with, drum along the transition and see how you hold.
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This is a simplified version of the rhythm. As such, any solo phrases it may have are not included, micro-timing (swing) is not taken into account, and echauffements are not presented.
Please consult some real authority's info (like Famoudou Konaté and Mamady Keïta), contrasted websites (like Paul Nas' WAP pages) or genuine teachers for accurate interpretation of this rhythm and further study.
Mamady Keita's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0yjEh3E8KytBFbKEKcT3Ig
Paul Nas' WAP: https://www.paulnas.nl/en/wap-pages/
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