Traditional Ethnic Group: Malinke
Wassolon Region
All
Djembe_1
Djembe_2
Dunun Set
Dununba only
Kenkeni only
Sangban only
Notations
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About this rhythm
Djabara is a kind of instrument played by the women.
It is a calabash covered with a net braided with cowrie shells.
It’s from the Wassolon-region and is a rhythm of greeting of guests of the village.
During the colonization, it was urged to play this rhythm for French government officials.
=Song=
Burama den nde fisa, Denko waliyadi,
Burama den nde gnokonte, Denko waliyadi…
Burama, you really need a child,
Burama, the child is indispensable