Dunun Tutorial | DUNUMBA | Kenkeni

[@czbeasley]

I was about to go to sleep when I stumbled upon this. It’s been over an hour and I STILL can’t feel this correctly.

[@djembesolo]

It will take more than one hour. You can understand it at the moment it's explained but feeling it needs practice. I supposed like much people you feel the first eighth note of the beat without thinking, but you locate the third one by reference to the first (actually the beat or tempo). It will take time and practice to feel the third eighth note by itself. At least now you have a plan.

[@bedamorstein4975]

Hi Louis, please what are the djembe parts for dunumba and in what "order of importance"? Thank you very much.

[@djembesolo]

Mamady Keita's book : A Life for the Djembe, www.rhythmreference.com

[@Pelleditamburo]

wow! very inspirational...cheers

[@gilpumahoberg4651]

well explained!

[@KEVINBasilBogBrush]

Excellent!

[@djembesolo]

Merci KEVIN

[@GaGhanaDrums]

Do you have a djembe playing the kenkeni part in the recording you play over? Doesn't that specific djembe pattern generally play on the downbeat? I'm in the process of learning this kenkeni part and I do find this helpful. I just want to make sure I'm not getting confused.

[@djembesolo]

Yes. Nowadays most people play the djembe on the downbeat. Playing it in the same place as the kenkeni was an ordinary option twenty years ago. It works especially well if a bass djembe plays a flam on beats one and three, which is the case here.

[@mamadykamara]

it's still a normal option in the villages!

[@TheFineKey]

That makes sense now I’m starting to learn the dundunba rules And I was using the djembe accompaniment to find the down beat. I was confused about why the kenkei was on the same time. Good to know.

[@dumdummy57]

merci !

[@davidgarlitos8848]

Started groovin' this thing backwards and it's hard to get that unstuck!

[@djembesolo]

David Garlitos :) hard but with practice, you will. I will post something new on this them soon...

[@daytripper0221]

western thinking way. it is bad way to have feeling of DDB. Ask Famadou or Nansadi.

[@doumbe.ewande]

You make two statements without any argumentation. Suggesting to ask questions to somebody else is all you got to support your point?

[@djembesolo]

BTW I finally was curious enough to check your channel... Seriously?

[@mamadykamara]

clapping (on the beat) is absolutely essential, even for africans. And the dance steps are always on the beat, only they don' t do it concously, don't have the concept of beats. But it's there!

[@doumbe.ewande]

@@mamadykamara African not having consciously knowledge is a so ethnocentric and racist argument. Of course the beat is there and it's important.... Did I stated the contrary? Westerners are focused on strong beats when Africans enjoy also the second and the third eighth note. Obviously you missed this, that's why you can't understand the point of this video.