Advanced Dun Dun Arrangements
These are recordings of master drummer, Fara Tolno, playing all the breaks and advanced ballet arrangements for 41 popular West African rhythms.
Here is what you get:
Sample Track: Kala
Breaks and Advanced Ballet Arrangements for 41 of the 50 Rhythms
with variations for a total of 46 tracks.
Dun dun Kan solo performance by Fara Tolno, 10 minutes
(41 rhythms,46 total tracks, 91 total parts, 78 minutes)
File size: 105MB
Advanced Ballet style arrangements:(one player playing all 3 duns)
- Each track begins with the authentic break for that rhythm
- After the break, the ballet arrangement for 20 seconds,
- Break, then the sangbahn and bell for 20 seconds (if there is a
sangbahn part)
- Break, then the ballet arrangement w/ sangbahn and bell, together
- Break, then the ballet arrangement w/ sangbahn/ bell and all
Djembe parts together.
- A .pdf file with the cultural context for each rhythm and the notation for all parts is included in the download.
Note: All parts including the shekere (shaker) are played by master drummer Fara Tolno. Each part is recorded individually and then layered on top of one another for the full ensemble.
A video sample of Fara's Ballet Style, Dun Dun Kan at Immersive.
(If there is no play button, double click to start)
The full Dun Dun Kan is included in the
Advanced Ballet Collection
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