Wolosodon (Wolosedon, Wolosodan, Djondon, Jondon, Djonfoli) comes from the Kayes region (Stephan Rigert) or from the South - East part of Mali, near the border with Burkina Faso (R.Clark). It means "Dance of the Woloso", dance of the slaves. It concerns the slaves who used to serve at the royal courts of the Mandinka Kings and their families. The dance shows the family hounour and family solidarity. There seems to be a quarternairy and a ternairy version.
Sources:
Lessons: -
Writing: Cultural context fro Djembe rhythms by R.Clark. Ternairy: Stehan Rigert, Rafaël Kronberger, Rob den Braasem (from van Hans van der Blom), Quarternairy: Jan Verhaert.
Media: Ternairy: Jonfoli on CD Village Djembe by Mamoudou Sidibe. Quarternairy: Wolosedon / djonfoli on CD Bamako Foli by Rainer Polak
WAP-pages / Paul Nas / Last changed at 02-01-2005

Sangban

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O

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C

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C

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O

O

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O

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C

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C

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On Village Djembe by Mamoudou Sidibe:

S

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O

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O

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O

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O

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D

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This basic combination can be supported with other patterns, for example:
kenkeni / Sjekere / Doun doun A

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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Kenkeni / Sjekere / Doun doun B

O

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O

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O

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O

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x

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x

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x

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x

Kenkeni / Sjekere / Doun doun C

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O

O

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O

O

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O

O

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O

O

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x

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x

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x

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Kenkeni / Sjekere / Doun doun D

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O

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O

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O

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O

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Kenkeni / Sjekere / Doun doun E

O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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There are several nice Djembé patterns known to play with the bass drums:
Djembé 1

Djembé 2

T

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T

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S

S

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S

S

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S

T

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T

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S

S

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S

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l

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r

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l

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Djembé 3

T

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T

S

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S

B

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S

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T

T

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T

S

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T

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B

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S

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r

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l

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Djembé 4

T

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T

B

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S

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S

T

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S

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S

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Djembé on Village Djembe by Mamoudou Sidibe:

S

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T

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S

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B

S

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T

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B

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r

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On the YAPPages by Rafael Kronberger once could be found:
Kenkeni

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O

O

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O

O

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O

O

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O

O

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x

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x

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Sangban

O

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O

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O

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C

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Doun doun

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O

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O

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O

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O

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C

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C

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O

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Some additional solo frases from these YAPPages:

S

T

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S

T

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B

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S

S

T

T

T

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B

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S

S

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r

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r

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r

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r

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r

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Djembé solofrase 2

B

T

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T

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T

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T

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B

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T

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B

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r

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r

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Djembé solofrase 3

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S

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Djembé solofrase 4

S

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S

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A rapid version of Wolosedon:
Kenkeni

O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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O

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x

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x

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Combination Sangban / Doun doun:

S

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O

O

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O

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O

O

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O

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O

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O

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Quarternairy Wolosedon:
Combination 1

S

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O

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O

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O

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O

O

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D

O

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O

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O

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Combination 2 (compare Sofa)

S

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O

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O

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O

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O

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D

O

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O

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O

O

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x

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x

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x

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x

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x

x

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x

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x

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Analysis of Wolosedon from the Bamako foli CD from Rainer Polak

O

O

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C

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C

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O

O

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O

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C

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C

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Djembé (Bamako foli)

S

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T

T

S

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B

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T

T

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b

r

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r

l

r

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l

r

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r

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l

Several other possible to play Djembé patterns:
Djembé 1

S

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S

S

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B

t

S

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S

S

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B

t

r

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l

r

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r

l

r

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l

r

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r

l

Djembé 2

B

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B

S

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S

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B

B

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B

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T

T

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B

r

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r

l

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l

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l

r

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r

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r

l

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l

Djembé 3

B

B

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S

S

S

S

S

B

.

B

.

S

S

S

S

r

l

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l

r

l

r

l

r

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r

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r

l

r

l

Djembé 4

T

T

S

S

.

.

S

S

B

B

S

S

t

t

S

S

r

l

r

l

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.

r

l

r

l

r

l

r

l

r

l

Djembé 5

B

B

.

B

S

.

S

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B

B

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B

.

T

T

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r

l

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l

r

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r

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r

l

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l

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l

r

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