De Mousso ni KelenWAPpages /Paul Nas / Last edited on 3-06-2012

Demosoni Kelen (De mousso ni Kelen) is a Dounounba-rhythm: “Demosoni

Kelen is translated by “a young girl”. The players apostrophise the girls with

allusive mockery of decidedely sexual character. The girls pay them back in

their own kind, casting doubt frequently on the quality of the percussionists’

“sticks.” “ (text in booklet with Mamady Keita’s Hamana-CD)

Some suggest that an alternative name can be “Demosoni Senkelen”, but this

appears to mean “woman with one leg” (a joke?).

Call S S T S S S

r l r l r l

sangban ÷ �

doundoun ÷ � �

Kenkeni � � � � � � � � � ÷ � �

x x x x x x x x x x x x x Y x x

Sangban � � � � � ÷ �

x x x x x x x x x x x x Y x

Doundoun � � � ÷ � �

x x x x x x x x x x x Y x x

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Sangban � � � � � � � �

variation 1 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Sangban � � � � � � � �

variation 2 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Sangban � � � � � � � � �

variation 3 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Sangban � � � � � � � � �

variation 4 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Doundoun � � � � � � � � � � � �

variation 1 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Doundoun � � � � � � � � �

variation 2 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Doundoun � � � � � � � �

variation 3 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Doundoun � � � � � � � � �

variation 4 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Doundoun � � � � � � � � � � �

variation 5 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Doundoun � � � � � � � � � � � � �

variation 6 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Doundoun � � � � � � �

variation 7 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

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Djembe solo 1 S S T S S S T T S S T T S S

phrase 1 r l r l r l 2 r l r 2 r l r

T T S S T T S T T S S S T T S T T S

2 r l r 2 r l 2 r l r r r l r l r l

S S T S S S T T S S S T T S S S

phrase 2 r l r l r l 2 r l r l 2 r l r l

T T S S S T T S S S T S T S T S T S T T S

2 r l r l 2 r l r l r l r l r l r l r l r

S S T S S S T S S S S T S S S S S

phrase 3 r l r l r l l 2 r l r l 2 r l r l

T T T S S S S T S S S S

r l l 2 r l r l 2 r l r

T T S S S T T S S S T T S T T T T S

r l 2 r l r l 2 r l r l r 2 r l r f

S S T S S S B S T B S T B S T

phrase 4 r l r l r l r l f r l f r l f

B S T B S T B S T B S S T T S T T S

r l f r l f r l f r l l l r l r l r

Some solophrases by Haruna Dembele

Phrase 5

S S T S S S B S S S

r l r l r l l r r r

2x S T T T S S T T T T S S

l 2 r l r l 2 r l r l r

2x S T T S T T S T S T T S S S t t t s s s

l 2 r l 2 r l r l r l r l r 2 r l r l r

S S T S S S B S S S

r l r l r l l r r r

Phrase 6

S S T S S S B S S S

r l r l r l l r r r

þ = FLAM: T/S þ S þ S þ S þ S þ S þ S þ S S

f r f r f r f r f r f r f r l

S S S S T T T T S S

2 r l r 2 r l r l r

S T T S T T S T S T T S S S T T S T S

3x l 2 r l r l r l r l r l r l 2 r l r l

S S T S S S B S S S

r l r l r l l r r r

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Phrase 7

S S T S S S B S S S

r l r l r l l r r r

S T T T T S S T T T T S

f 2 r l r l f 2 r l r l

S T T T T S T T T T S T T T T S

f 2 r l r l 2 r l r l 2 r l r l

T S T S T S T T S S S S T T S S

r r l l r r l r r 2 r l r l r l

S S T S S S B S S S

r l r l r l l r r r

Sources:

Lessons from Martin Bernhard, Haruna Dembele

CD’s: “Hamana” by Mamady Keita

Other material: Age Delbanco (from Ibro Konate), Rafael Kronberger (na-

med Conoule, also djembe solo 1). Marjo Veltman from Haruna Dembele.