KOUNGBANAN CONDE 4/4 SOLO | transcription by louis cesar ewande | 2014

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GREAT DJEMBE SOLOS

koungbanan conde | 4/4 SOLO
# WATCH on Youtube here

THE SOLO
This solo could fit equally on any kind of relaxed binary groove.

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DMoossDMssssDMssssDMssss VDMoossDMssssDMssssDMssss V
Chauff

DMoossDMssssDMssssDMssss VDMoossDMssssDMsssoDMossp V
Chauff

End of Chauff

DMNssDMpOoDMoposDMoosp VDMppppDMpkpoDMopkpDMoopk V
Signal

The solo restarts in the Relaunch measure

DMpoopDMkpooDMpkpoDMopkp VDMoopkDMpoopDMkpooDMpkkp V
Pattern displacement

Conclusion

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DMootvDMpvpvDMpvpvDMpvpv VDMpvpvDMp;ODMhppbDMspbp V
Single-note Sequence

Conclusion

DMppppDMppppDMppppDMpppp V
Blank measure (Cycle break)

DMNssDMoospDMppppDMpppp VDMNssDMoospDMppppDMDNss V
The solo restarts here with a Pattern

Same Pattern, with displacement

DMoospDMppppDMDNssDMoosp VDMppppDMDNssDMoospDMpppp V
DMopssDMpopsDMspopDMsspo VDMpsspDMopssDMpopsDMspop V
Another Pattern with displacement

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DMsspoDMpsspDMopssDMpops VDMspopDMsspoDMpspoDMpspo V
Preparing for the Conclusion with a Single-note sequence

DMpspoDM]NDMkpppDMpppp V k
Conclusion

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! Listen to my interpretation here

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KOUNGBANAN CONDE 4/4 SOLO | transcription by louis cesar ewande | 2014

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COMMENTARIES & INDICATIONS

Practice different structural elements - such as signals, patterns, sequences and Chauff - and rhythm techniques - such as displacement and
phrasing - separately before trying to emulate the entire solo. This will help you to feel their meaning, before rebuilding the whole scenario.
Signals

DMNssDMpOoDMoposDMoosp
DMpvpvDMp;ODMhppbDMspbp
DMpspoDM]NDMkpppDMpppp V k
! Listen to the audio examples here

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Patterns

VeDMppppDMpkpoDMopppDMpppp eV

VeDMNssDMoospDMppppDMpppp eV
VeDMopssDMppppDMppppDMpppp eV
! Listen to the audio examples here

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As an introduction to the displacement technique play the displaced patterns at their different occurrences before playing the entire sequence third pattern displacement progression.

VeDMopssDMppppDMppppDMpppp eV
VeDMppppDMpopsDMspppDMpppp eV
VeDMppppDMppppDMppopDMsspp eV

! Listen to the audio examples here

And so on.
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Sequence
Take your time.

VeDMootvDMpvpvDMpvpvDMpvpv VDMpvpvDMppppDMppppDMpppp eV
! Listen to the audio example here

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If its to difficult, use the same learning strategy as with displaced patterns.

VeDMootvDMppppDMppppDMpppp eV
VeDMppppDMpvpvDMppppDMpppp eV
VeDMppppDMppppDMpvpvDMpppp eV
! Listen to the audio examples here

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And so on.

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Displacement

Get used to the displacements progressively. You know Koungbanan CONDE is not counting the beats in his mind when he plays displacements, right?
As any of us he wasnt able to do it at first, then with practice he mastered the technique. Dont waste your time using workarounds the pros dont.

VeDMppppDMpkpoDMopkpDMoopk eV
VeDMppppDMpkpoDMopkpDMoopk VDMDpoopDMkpooDMpkpoDMopkp eV
! Listen to the audio examples here

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Phrasing

There is an intense ternary phrasing in the third displacement sequence. Dont think too much just listen to this part again and again, watch the
video, it will come with practice.

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DMopssDMpopsDMspopDMsspo VDMpsspDMopssDMpopsDMspop V
! Listen to the audio example here

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