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    N'Gri is a dance rhythm originally from Mali that is traditionally played with two drums. It has its origins in the Wassoulou region and is also known as Wassolonka. There are regional variations in how it is played and what it is called, such as Bougouninka in reference to the nearby town of Bougouni. The rhythm starts slowly and increases in tempo and intensity, with djembe solos becoming more complex. It is a foundational rhythm for Malian djembe players to master.

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    N'Gri is a dance rhythm originally from Mali that is traditionally played with two drums. It has its origins in the Wassoulou region and is also known as Wassolonka. There are regional variations in how it is played and what it is called, such as Bougouninka in reference to the nearby town of Bougouni. The rhythm starts slowly and increases in tempo and intensity, with djembe solos becoming more complex. It is a foundational rhythm for Malian djembe players to master.

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    N'Gri is a dance rhythm originally from Mali that is traditionally played with two drums. It has its origins in the Wassoulou region and is also known as Wassolonka. There are regional variations in how it is played and what it is called, such as Bougouninka in reference to the nearby town of Bougouni. The rhythm starts slowly and increases in tempo and intensity, with djembe solos becoming more complex. It is a foundational rhythm for Malian djembe players to master.

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    NGri

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    Onanisław Spermacy Wyfiutkiewicz
    N'Gri is a dance rhythm originally from Mali that is traditionally played with two drums. It has its origins in the Wassoulou region and is also known as Wassolonka. There are regional variations in how it is played and what it is called, such as Bougouninka in reference to the nearby town of Bougouni. The rhythm starts slowly and increases in tempo and intensity, with djembe solos becoming more complex. It is a foundational rhythm for Malian djembe players to master.

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    N Gri / Kirin / Wassolonka / Wassulunke / Bougouninka (Babaninco)

    Wap-pages / Paul Nas / Last changed on 12-02-2008 NGri is a rhythm from Mali. where it is normally played with only two drums. Traditionally it used to be played by the feticheurs (magicians). The rhythm starts slowly and its tempo is rising continuously going on to a climax. You could say that it evaloves from a swung binary to ternary. The djembe solos are played more and more intensly as well. Wassolonka (Wasulunke) means from Wassolon and Wassolon is an area that covers a region on both sides of the border between Guinea and Mali. Its a popular rhythm among the Malinke that live in that area. There are some interpretation differeces possible. Wasulunka (Kirin) . The rhythm Kirin from the Wasulun region (a very small region, southwest of Bougouni and near Yanfolila) is called Wasulunka (which means "a person from Wasulun") in Bamako. The song (on this CD ) is " n'i den t'i bolo " ("If you have no child"). Wasulun music uses the same pentatonic scale as most Bamana music, which makes it easy to integrate Wasulun into the Bamana repertoire. Most Wasulun singers know how to sing Bamana songs and vice versa (in contrast it is more difficult to integrate the songs of most Maninka jeli singers (griot heptatonic style) in either a Bamana or Wasulun musical context). (Rainer Polak on the Bamako Foli CD. NGri is a Wassoulou dance from the Sigasso areaMamadou Kante on the CD Drum s of Mali. In the book A life for the Djembe from Ushi Bilmeier / Mamady Keita the rhythm is sorted to the populair rhythms: Wassolonka (ethnical group Malinke, Guinea, Wassolon region) means from Wassolon and is played at every festival. From the etnic group Wassulunke, from the Sikasso region in Mali, this rhythm is played at the end of the harvest. Very populair in the Bamako region (Serge Blanc in Le Tambour Djembe). I learned it also during the begin-period of my djemb lessons as named Bubuninca.. It is also a krin-piece on Mamadys CD Nankama. Probably its a matter of mispronouncing / missspelling: Rainer Polak thinks Bubuni- should be Bougouni,. So bubuninca should be spelled Bougouninka (french) or Buguninka (Manding) and means "man/woman from Bougounin". Buguninka simply stand analogous for Wasulunka [which is not exactly true, since Bougouni is some km outside of Wasulun region proper. Another quote:

    N'gri means something like "Jump" in Bamana because one of the main hallmark dance steps during the middle part of N'gri is a jumping step. N'gri is the premier and first djembe rhythm because it was the first rhythm played on djembe when it came out of hiding. Kumba Sidibe was the first woman to dance N'gri played on djembe. N'gri is from Wassolo that is why it is often called Wassolonka (which means rhythm from Wassolo). N'gri is a very difficult rhythm to master in terms of the solo. The solo is very specific and is speaking Bamana history about Kumba Sidibe and her pregnancy. Ngri has 4 stages from slow to fastest. The 4 parts in order are called: Sensen - N'gri - Kolonbri - Jebenije. It is a very important djembe rhythm for any djembe player to learn if they want to move to a higher level in the music. What I have learned about this rhythm comes from my teacher Abdoulaye Diakite. He is a master and one of the only people alive that has the complete knowledge of this rhythm. I would also recommend Abdoul Doumbia for more info on N'gri. By Jeremy. Be ware that micro timing is important in NGri so try and find (Mali) music for mor understanding.. There is much more knowledge about this rhythm to be found, most in Bamako, Mali. Call 1 TTTTT f l r l r sangban TT r l T r

    Call

    TT r l

    TT l r

    TT r l

    T r

    sangban

    NGri / Wassolonka / Bougouninka / WAP-pages / Paul Nas

    Basic pattern (sangban): Sangban x or sangban doun doun x x x x x x x x x x x

    Djemb 1

    S r

    S r

    TTS r l r

    S r

    T T r l

    x Djemb 2 S r x Djemb 3 S r
    >S S T >T S >r l r >l r >S S T T >r l r l

    TS r l

    BS l r

    TS r l

    B l

    Accompanying patterns Martin Bernhard (Bubuninca), Mamady Keita (Wassolonka): 1a


    Kenkeni/doundoun

    x x

    x x

    x x

    x x

    Djemb 4 (NGri melody)

    T r

    S d

    TT r l

    S d

    S d

    T l

    and 1b
    Kenkeni/doundoun

    x x x x x x

    x x

    Djemb 5

    STTSSBSTTSS B r l r l r l r l r l r l

    Stephan Rigert (Wasolonka), Serge Blanc (Wasulunke): 2a x x


    Kenkeni/doundoun

    Djemb solo accomp.1

    TT l r

    SS r l

    TT l r

    S S r l

    x x x x

    x x x x

    x x x x x

    2b
    Kenkeni/doundoun

    x x x x x x

    x x

    Sometimes the echauffement is played in the fast part all the time. Sangban echauffement x x x x x x x

    Sources: Lessons from Martin Bernhard and Drissa Kone. Written material:Ushi Bilmeier / Mamady Keita: A Life for the Djembe, Serge Blanc: Le Tambour Djembe, Anton Kamp: West Afrikaanse Percussie, Rob den Brasem, West Afrilaanse en Cubaanse Drum ritmes, Stephan Rigert: Djembe rhythmen aus Mali, Rafael Kronberger: YAPPages. Media: CD Bamako Foli van Rainer Polak, CD Drums from Mali van Mamoudou Kante, CD Af van Mamady Keita, CD Village Djembe (unknown artist).

    NGri / Wassolonka / Bougouninka / WAP-pages / Paul Nas

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