N'GRI (WASSALONGA)
From Mali, the Buguni people. Song to greet the king.
Old people dance in a formal prescribed way to it.
From Madou Dembele
BREAK 4 . . 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .
$ . . T . T . . T . T . T . .
1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .
Jembe 1 S . s . T t S . s . T t
Jembe 2 B t T b T t B t T b T t
or B s S b T t B s S b T t
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
DJ3 B . . s B . . . T . t . Tt. . .
Note: This is really part of a solo.
1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .
SANGBA B . M . B B . M . M . B
DUN B . . B . . B . . B . .
KENKENI . B B . . . . B B . . .
or . . . . B B . . . . B B
1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .
Variation D . K . D D K D . K . K
1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .
SANBA/KENKENI M . M . S K . K . K S . Muff on S or K
VARIATION FAST
WASSALONGA TRADITIONAL
1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .
DUN M . M . . B . B . B B .
KENKENI B . . B . . B . . B . .
SANGBA S . M . S S . M . M . S