Djol

WAP-pages / Paul Nas / Last changed on 28-07-2012 Djol (Jol, Yol), is a mask-dance from the Temine-people from Sierra Leone. In the tradition it is played on square drums in different sizes; the siccos (or sicos). The mask is presenting a female although it is carried by a male during the dance. The song below from the Wassolon-CD is made by Mamady Keita himself and is a putting together some different Malinke- and Sususounds. It doesnt have a specific meaning; its the sounds that made the song.

Djemb 4

B r

TT l r

B r

t t t t r l r l

B r

TT l r

B r

S d

A combination for three sicco-drums: Contrabas (big) SB l r BS r l SB l r B S r l

Laila i ko korob, korob, korob, mami waton, aya, sico leleleko aya sico la i ko, sico la i ko, wa wango sico la i ko, wa wango sico la i ko
Kenkeni bell option 1 bell option 2 x x x x x x x x x x x x

Bas (middle)

B r

S l

S l

B r

S l

S l

Tintin (small)

T r

T r

T r

TTT T r l r l

Combi

sangban " doundoun bell x x

" ! x

Extra Kenkeni x x

Djemb 1

T r

SSB r l r

SSTTSSB r l r l r l r

S S r l

Break 2nd Kenkeni

TT

Djemb 2

b r

TTb r l r

SSb r l r

TTb r l r

S S r l

Djemb 3

TTT r l r

SSB r l r

SS r l

TTTT T l r l r l

Sources: Lessons from Martin Bernhard and Ousmane Seye, Written material from Mamady Keta. ge Delbanco, Serge Blanc, Ponda OBryan, Stefan Rigert, Paul Janse and Rafael Kronberger.

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