Macru (Makuru)
Usually played in combination with Yankadi.
Timeline:
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Dj#1 B t . t B . s . B . t . B . s .
Dj#2 B . . s . t T . B . S . . t T .
Dj#3 T . . S . . . t T . s . S . . t
Dun Bell x . . x x . x . x . x . x . x .
Dun B . . B B . . . B . B . B . . .
Sangba Bell x . x . x . x . x . x . x . x .
Sangba M . . . . . B . M . . . . . B .
Sangba alt B . . . . . B . B . . . . . B .
Bell x . . . x . . . x . . . x . . .
Kenkeni . . B B . . B B . . B B . . B B
Macru Break
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Dj#1 . . . s S . T . S s . . . . . .
Response B . B . >>
B
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Dj#1 . . . s S . T . S s . . . . . .
Response B . B . >>
B
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .Dj#1 . . . s S . T . S s . . . . . .
Response B . B . >>
B . . . B . B . B . . . B . B . >>
B . . . B . . . B . . . B . . . >>
Back to rhythm.
Signal to switch to Yankadi – before the Macru break
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
S . s . S . s . S . s . S . S . >> can repeat, etc.
NAME OF RHYTHM: Macru, (Makuru, Macuru)
COUNTRY: Coastal Region of Guinea (Journey Into Rhythm & Master of the Forest Liner Notes)
OTHER NAMES: Baga Gine (Famoudou Konate)
REGIONAL/ETHNIC GROUPS: Sousou coastal people of Guinea (Liner notes Journey Into Rhythm) Soussou (Master of the Forest, Bamidele and Abdoulaye Sylla liner notes)