Koreduga


KOREDJUGA (KOTEDJUGA, KOREDUGA)

 

From Mali (some caste members are also in Guinea. The Koredjuga caste functions as clowns. Example: during events (example: wedding), when the bride and groom are about to take their vows, the clowns appear and make a scene. People pay them to leave! They dress badly and look ridiculous.

Mali Version:

BREAK        1 . . 2 . . 3 . .

             TtT t T t . T . .

             1 . . 2 . . 3 . .

Djembe 1     S . B s T t S . b  

                             ^

Djembe 2     T s . T s . T s .

             1 . . 2 . . 3 . .

 

Dununba      B . B . M . M . .

Kenkeni      B . . B . . B . .

Sangba       B . B . . . B . B >>  (Abdoul Doumbia part)

             . . . B . B . . .

Guinea Version:

 

             1 . . 2 . . 3 . .

Djembe 1    bS . S b T t B s . (Begins with Bass-Slap flam)

 

Djembe 2     T s . T s . T s . 

             1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 5 . . 6 . .

             x . x . x . x x . x . x . x . x x .

Sangba       B . B . M . M . . B . B . M . M . .

 

             1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 5 . . 6 . . 

             x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x .

Kenkeni      B B . M . . B B . M . . B B . M . .

             1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 5 . . 6 . .

             x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x .

Dununba      . . . . B . B B . . . . . . . . . .

 

Serge Blanc Version:

 

Timeline     1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 

Break        TtT T S s . S s . 

 

Jembe 1     bS . S b T t B s . 

 

Jembe 2      T t . S s . S s .

 

Timeline     1 . . 2 . . 3 . .

Sangba       B . B . M . M . .

Bell         x . x x x . x . x

Dununba      B . B B B . B . B >>

             x . x x x . x . x 

 

             B . . . M . M . B

             x . x x x . x . x

(Madou Dembele -- Ballet Duns)

Kenkeni      1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . 5 . . 6 . .

& Dun        D . D . K K . K . M . M . K K . K D  (M is on Kenkeni)

                                               ^ 

Sangba       B . . B . . B . . B . . B . . B . .

Solo Pattern (elements)

             1 . . 2 . . 3 . .
             B . . B . . B . s >>

             S . s B . . B . s >>
             S . s B . . B . s >>
             S . s B . . B . s >>
             S . s B . . B . s >>

             S . s S . . B . s >>
             S . s S . . B . s >>
             S . s S . . B . s >>
             S . s S . . B . b >>

             SsSs. B .   B . b >>
             SsSs. B .   B . b >>
             SsSs. B .   B . b >>
             SsSs. B .   B . b >>

             [*StTsTtSsS*] . b >> 
             SsSs. B .   B . b >>

             [*StTsTtSsS*] . b >> 
             SsSs. B .   B . b >>

             [*StTsTtSsS*] . b >> 
             SsSs. B .   B . b >>

             [*StTsTtSsS*] . b >>
             SsSs. B .   B . b >>

             [*StTsTtSsS*] . b >>
             [*StTsTtSsS*] . b >>
             [*StTsTtSsS*] . b >>
             [*StTsTtSsS*] . b >>
             TtT t T t . T . . >>


Solo Patterns (Mali)

          1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 

         bS . S b T t B s . >>

         bS . S b T t B s . >>

         bS . S b T t B s . >>

         bS . . . . . . . . >> repeat


          1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 

       (b)S s S . T t T . b >>

          S s S . . . . . b >>

          S s S . T t S t T >>

          S s S . . . . . b >> repeat     


          1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 

       (b)S s S . T t T . b >>

          S s S . . . . . b >>

          S s S . .TtTs .TtT >> 

          s S s . . . . . b >> repeat  (vary 3rd line)


Enchauffments

             1 . . 2 . . 3 . .
             T s S t S s T s S >>
             t S s T s S S . . >>
    Break    TtT t T t . T . . >>
             $

             1 . . 2 . . 3 . .
             $ S s $ S s $ S s >>
             $ S s $ S s $ . .
    Break    @ . T t . T t . . >>
             $

 

 

 

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