Hanzounou

H Hanzounou is een Bwaba balafonpiece about the young women (Hanzounou)

Hanzounou bwe wa fè sa, bè-ie bwa ni ya ré
Hanzounou bwe wa le be wee hi nee ma bwa yaro wo

Young woman; come over here! No, I won’t come to you.

For the melody line I wrote out several variations that I came across to a line of four columns. The basis is actually one column, in which variations in the timing of harmony beats by the soloist (▲ and ✱) are performed. Make your own variation changes!

Demonstration during workshop in Konsankuy, Mali 2012 

152 bpm Pattern A

152 bpm Arrangement

189 bpm Pattern A

189 bpm Arrangement

201 bpm Pattern A

201 bpm Arrangement

Sources:

Youssouf & Kassoum Keita, Konsankuy, Mali 2012..