West-African Percussion Pages for rhythym information & notation
Rhythms A - B
Notation (html)
Notation (pdf)
Percussion studio files
Rhythms C - D
“I would like to thank my teachers Martin Bernhard & Mamoudou "Delmundo" Keďta for their many lessons. Also thanks and respect to Arafan Touré, Ponda O' Bryan, Famoudou Konaté, Ibro Konaté, Abdoulay "Oke" Sene, Baba Touré, Momo Touré, Cécé Koly, Mamady Keďta, Hilde Gams Youssef, Kashoum & Aly Keita, Gert Kilian and many others for real interesting workshops. They all shared with me their knowledge about traditional West-African Percussion. In these pages I share it again with you.."
Paul Nas
Paul Nas
Rhythms E - J
Rhythms Ka - Ki
since 1998
Rhythms Ko - Ku
Rhythms L - M
Rhythms N - R
Rhythms S
Rhythms T - Z
I am working on notation for the pentatonic Balafon from Mali / Burkina Faso. If your interested please send me a mail (paul(at) paulnas.nl)
All rhythyms will be transformed to a pdf-format. Normally in alphbetical order but if you have a preference,please mail me (paul(at) paulnas.nl)
Songs A- Z
last entry's: Moulekanidjoujee pdf and song (23-9-2011), Kassa Djibo pdf and song (23-9-2011), Lolo and Komodenu pdf and song (2-10-2011), Diansa pdf (4-10-2011), Kuku/Coucou, Dibon II and Djaa Kouroussa pdf (7-10-2011)
Pictures Arny Zona / Eric Daems