African Rhythm and
African Sensibility examples |
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ŠJohn
Chernoff, all rights reserved |
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Track # |
Selection |
Instruments |
Page reference |
Time |
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Multiple meter and cross-rhythms |
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1 |
Adzogbo (Kadodo) |
bell, rattle, Kagan, Kidi |
45 |
0:37 |
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2 |
Adzogbo (Kadodo) |
ensemble |
46-47 |
1:47 |
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3 |
Zhem |
lead dondon, supporting dondon |
46-47 |
0:36 |
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4 |
Nyagboli |
lead gongon |
49-52 |
0:57 |
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5 |
Nyagboli |
lead gongon, supporting gongon |
49-52 |
1:26 |
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6 |
cross-rhythms |
sticks |
52 |
1:39 |
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7 |
Takai |
lead dondon, supporting dondon |
53 |
1:12 |
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Call and response |
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8 |
Sohu |
Sogo variations with Kidi |
55-56 |
1:19 |
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9 |
Highlife |
rattle, sticks, two hand drums |
56 |
1:37 |
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10 |
Adzogbo (Kadodo) |
Kagan variations with bell, Kidi, Sogo |
57 |
1:03 |
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11 |
Takai |
lead dondon, supporting dondon, lead gongon |
57 |
0:26 |
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12 |
Takai |
lead gongon, supporting gongon |
57 |
0:47 |
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Supporting drum variations |
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13 |
Slow Agbekor |
Kidi variations with bell |
58 |
1:16 |
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14 |
Slow Agbekor |
Kroboto variations with bell, rattle |
59 |
1:14 |
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Drum language |
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15 |
rhythmic character of language |
Dagomba jenjili singer |
75-80 |
3:42 |
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16 |
Slow Agbekor |
Atsimewu with bell |
78-79 |
1:28 |
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individual drummer's
variations of touch and style |
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17 |
Kondalia |
lead dondon |
82 |
1:04 |
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18 |
Kondalia |
lead dondon |
82 |
1:05 |
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19 |
Agbekor full-turning phrase (slow and fast) |
Atsimewu with bell |
82 |
0:59 |
2 tracks on cassette |
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Agbekor half-turning phrase (slow and fast) |
Atsimewu with bell |
82 |
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Musical examples |
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20 |
Zhem |
lead dondon, supporting dondon, gongon |
83-84 |
1:30 |
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21 |
Slow Agbekor half-turning phrase |
Atsimewu with bell |
85-86 |
0:13 |
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22 |
Slow Agbekor half-turning phrase |
ensemble |
85-86 |
0:18 |
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23 |
Takai |
lead dondon, supporting dondon |
99-101, 106-11 |
1:46 |
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24 |
Takai |
lead gongon |
99-101, 106-11 |
0:50 |
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25 |
Takai |
lead gongon, supporting gongon |
99-101, 106-11 |
0:48 |
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26 |
Takai |
ensemble |
99-101, 106-11 |
2:29 |
5:13 on cassette |
27 |
Slow Agbekor full-turning phrase and variation |
Atsimewu with bell |
118-20 |
0:57 |
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28 |
Slow Agbekor |
ensemble |
118-20 |
3:01 |
6:14 on cassette |
29 |
Fast Agbekor |
ensemble |
118-20 |
4:00 |
5:28 on cassette |
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Ewe drumming |
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30 |
Gahu mother phrase and responses |
Atsimewu, Sogo, bell |
121 |
1:29 |
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31 |
Gahu |
ensemble |
121 |
4:28 |
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32 |
Agbadza |
ensemble |
121 |
3:09 |
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33 |
Kunde cult drumming |
two gongons, bells |
121 |
3:29 |
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Dagomba drumming |
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34 |
praise-name dance |
ensemble |
123 |
2:23 |
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35 |
Gurunsi (Kasena) dance beat |
ensemble |
123 |
2:55 |
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36 |
Kondalia |
lead dondon, supporting dondon |
127 |
1:39 |
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37 |
Kondalia |
ensemble |
127 |
3:20 |
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Music in Tamale |
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38 |
Simpa |
ensemble with metal drums |
128-31 |
2:58 |
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39 |
Simpa "Indian" group |
ensemble with flute |
128-31 |
2:24 |
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40 |
Simpa |
solo artist on metal oil-can drum |
128-31 |
3:27 |
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41 |
moglo (lute) |
moglo guitar |
128-31 |
1:18 |
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42 |
fiddle (goonji) music |
fiddlers with rattles |
128-31 |
0:52 |
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43 |
jenjili (musical bow) |
jenjili singer with bottle accompaniment |
128-31 |
4:44 |
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Remastered tracks |
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29 |
Fast Agbekor ensemble |
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7:52 |
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28 |
Slow Agbekor ensemble (different
version from original cassette) |
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7:21 |
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26, 37 |
Takai: the full ensemble recording
with Takai, Nyagboli, and Kondalia, plus Dibs' ata and Nun da nyuli |
28:54 |
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15 |
Jenjili song |
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6:39 |
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