This Söli rhythm is danced and played at the circumcision ceremonies. It comes from the Beyla- and Nzereko area, that is partly in Guinea and the Ivorycoast. To this area there udsed to be a lot of migration by the Malinke. The ethnic groups mixed into the Konianka ethic group (also called Konya, Konyagui or Manían, as the Malinke say). The lyrics of the song below have a symbolic meaning: The adressing of the hunters means that no man let any provocation go unpunished (Hawk, can't you see it!?).

G'béngbe dé n' ni ikana sissè taa! Köi ma ayé waah
Aï ma ayé? Donsolou, Aï ma ayé waah

You, hawk, don't you take your prey! Can't you see it?
Did you see it? Hunters, can't you see it?

WAP-pages / Paul Nas / Last changed at 28-03-2004

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Thanks for taking notice of this interpretation of this rhythm but please consult some real authority's (like Famoudou Konaté and Mamady Keïta) or genuine TEACHERS for further study. Check also the other SITES WITH RHYTHM-NOTATIONS on West African Percussion on the Internet. And share your knowledge and ideas to these WAP-pages and to others.