TORO
From Internet Posting:
(accent on last syllable)
This song is played during the initiation period for young boys. After they are
circumcised, they go into the forest for a 3 month initiation period. During this
time they are taught respect and knowledge of life, including plant lore, how to
recognize bird songs, and making signs out of rocks and stones to tell others of
danger up ahead on forest paths.
INTRO
From Famadou Recording
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
BREAK @ . T T . T . T T . T . T . . B >>
Dun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B
Jembe S . B S . B S . B S . . T T . B >>
Dun X . B X . B X . B X . . B B . B X is rim strike
Jembe S . B S . B S . B S . . T T . . >>
Dun . . B . . B . . B . . . B B . .
Jembe M . M . M . M . M . T T T . . . >>
Dun . . . . . . . . . . B B B . . .
Jembe M . M . M . M . M . T T T . . . >>
Dun . . . . . . . . . . B B B . . .
Jembe S . T T T . S . T T T . S . . . >>
Dun . . B B B . . . B B B . . . . .
Jembe S . T T T . S . T T T . S . . . >>
Dun . . B B B . . . B B B . . . . .
Jembe S . T T T . S . T T T . S . . . >>
Dun . . B B B . . . B B B . . . . .
BREAK @ . T T . T . T T . T . T . . . >>
Dun . . B B B . . . B B B . . . . . plays during break
Mamady Parts
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Jembe 1 S . . b S . S . S . . . b S . S one time only
T t . b S . S . S . . . b S . S
Jembe 2 S . . s S . T t S . . s S . T t
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Bell x x . x x . x . x . x . x . x . >>
Sangba B B . . M . M . M . . . B . B . >>
x x . x x . x . x . x . x . x .
B B . . M . M . M . . . M . M .
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Bell x x . x x . x . x . x x . x x . >>
Dun B B . . . . . . . . B B . B B . >>
x x . x x . x . x . x . x . x .
B B . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Bell x . x x . x x . x . x x . x x .
Kenkeni . . B B . . M . . . B B . . M .