Corrections to rhythms and rhythm explanations: ----------------------------------------------- SOLI "Soli (lente)" became "Soli (lent)", "Soli (rapid)" became "Soli (rapide)". kenkeni of soli lent : K... ..K. K... ..K. x.xx .xx. x.xx .xx. djembe 1 of soli rapide : S.T S.. S.T S.. SOLI DES MANIAN "This rhythm is played BEFORE the initiation..." N'GORON kenkeni K... K... K... K... x.x. x.x. x.x. x.x. DUNUNGBE "Dunun Gbe" became "Dunungbe" KURABADON "This term means 'SACRED GROVE'. ..." NANTALOMBA "The sangban starts at the arrow JUST BEFORE the third counting-time..." MENDIANI sangban S.S ..s ..S .S. x.x x.x x.x x.x KASSA "..., often for a long time, OFTEN VERY LOUDLY, with ever increasing enthousiasm, then again easy and SOFTLY - so SOFTLY in fact..." NAMANI "WASSOLON region" "The HORN that leads the dance, Namadon, is called Namabudu." WOIMA "Woima is the name for THE FETISJ MAKER WEARING the costume worn at this dance." djembe 1 and 2 switched, so the text below should become "The flam in the FIRST djembe accompaniment..." djembe 1 ..SS ..SS ..SS F.SS ZAOULI A djembe 2 ..TT ..SS ..TT ..SS FANKANI "WASSOLON region" "played at ALL POPULAR CELEBRATIONS" MARAKADON kenkeni .K. .K. .K. .K. YANKADI "One boy puts a shawl ON THE CHEST OF A YOUNG GIRL as a symbol of love. ..." DJAA 1 "... only sung and clapped BY the young girls." DALLAH "The term Dalah REFERS TO A SACRED pond..." "Only once a year it is allowed to fish THERE. ..." KUKU sangban S..s ..S. S..s ..S. LIBERTE 2 KENKENI k... ..K. k... ..K. x.xx .xx. x.xx .xx. Subtitles to photos : --------------------- p30 : Balandugu - January 1999 p33 : Dunun p35 : Balandugu - January 1999 p37 : The Ballett of the People's Army p38 : The Djoliba Ballett p39 : Les Ballets Africains de Guinee p41 : Mbadi Kouyate p43 : Les Ballets Africains de Guinee p59 : Ballett of the Kouroussa Region p64 : Daouda Konrouma, Karamo Dama, Sekou Konate - Conakry 1996 during recording of fmd 211 p69 : San Sani Saba p73 : Balandugu - January 1999 - Arrival of the Mendiani p78 : mask Konden - Balandugu p84 : Konden - Balandugu p85 : Konden - Balandugu p100: Fode Doumbouya - Balandugu 1999 during recording of fmd 218 p101: Balandugu 1999 p106: mask Zaouli - Balandugu 1999 p114: Zaouli mask p120: Djagbe - Balandugu - January 1999 p122: Balandugu 1999 - Mamady and the drummers from Balandugu during the recording of fmd 218 p124: Djagbe - Balandugu - January 1999 p125: Djagbe - Balandugu - January 1999