Drissa Kone Quartett (2007) Manjanin

DRISSA KONE Quartet plays Manjanin (Bamako 2007)
This is a studio recording of the Bamako jembe piece "Manjanin" performed by the Drissa Kone Quartet.
Drissa Kone: first jembe
Madu Jakite: first dundun
Sedu Balo: second jembe
Antoine Traole: second dundun
RP: videographer, Bamako 2007.
Manjanin is part of the core repertoire of standard pieces in the region south of Bamako (Maninka-land), where Drissa comes from. The recording is the primary example in a scholarly music theory article on rhythm, timing, and meter in jembe music (tinyurl.com/jembe-theory).