Djeneba Ouattara

D Djeneba Ouattara distinguishes itself from another rhythm that is also called “Djeneba“. During the workshop at Schiermonnikoog in 2015, Haruna was looking for a nice matching song (he did know a nice second sentence) and eventually he got a nice fitting first line from Oumarou ‘Mandela’ Bambara. It’s a Bambara song.

Dèmisèn = children, Bena na = arriving, Dougouba = in the village), Dèmisèn can be replaced in the following couplets by ao Kambèle (young men), Soungourou (young women), Djogoroba (elderly), Mousso Koroba (older women) , or just a name.

Dèmisèn bena na, Dougouba dèmisen be na na

Djeneba wee, Ouattara Djeneba lu, Ouattara we weri la

and some bits he used to include:
– ma – ou we, ma – ou we, ma – ou we (mother come!)
– djan tan je ra (you have to give me some attention)

Starting: with a roll on‘/’ and then on the ‘✱’. Then the melody’s.

Song

Haruna Dembele presents during the workshop

107 bpm Arrangement

107 bpm Pattern A

124 bpm Arrangement

124 bpm Pattern A

144 bpm Arrangement

144 bpm Pattern A

168 bpm Arrangement

168 bpm Pattern A

Sources:

Haruna Dembele (the song from Oumarou ‘Mandela’ Bambara) during the Djembe-Dramé weekend on Schiermonnikoog in August 2015.