- This article is about the Mande bass drum. For the West African talking drum, see Dundun.
A Dunun (also known as dundun, doundoun, or djun-djun) is the generic name for a family of West African bass drums that developed alongside the djembe in the Mande drum ensemble. It is not to be confused with the Yoruba name of the West African talking drum, also called dundun, but a completely different instrument. More specifically, there are three named the kenkeni (smallest), sangban (medium) and doundounba (largest). The kenkeni has the highest pitch and usually holds the rhythm together with a simple pattern. The sangban typically has a more complex part which defines the rhythm. The doundounba often serves to add depth with deep, widely spaced notes. These drums provide a rhythmic and melodic base for the djembe ensemble. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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A mass-produced djembe (Acousticon shell) A basic student djembe A Djembe (pronounced jem bay) also known as djimbe, jenbe, jembe, yembe or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin covered hand drum, shaped like a large goblet, and meant to be played with bare hands. ...
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Construction
The dunun is a double headed, cylindrical drum typically made of a wood shell (although metal and fiberglass shells exist) and cowhide heads (although, some have goat-skin heads). The heads are held on with rope and often steel rings.
History The dunun is claimed by the various Mande groups to have originated in the 9th Century Mali Empire along with the djembe, among the Mandinka peoples. Both are instruments primarily of the region that includes Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, which all have significant Mandé populations. Mande refers to: the Mandé people of western Africa the Mande or Mandinka people of western Africa any of the Mande languages the Mande or Mandinka language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
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A mass-produced djembe (Acousticon shell) A basic student djembe A Djembe (pronounced jem bay) also known as djimbe, jenbe, jembe, yembe or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin covered hand drum, shaped like a large goblet, and meant to be played with bare hands. ...
The Mandinka are a people of West Africa. ...
Côte dIvoire (often called Ivory Coast in English; see below about the name) is a country in West Africa. ...
Mandé is an ethnic group of West Africa. ...
Technique There are two primary playing styles for dununs. The traditional style has each player using a single drum resting on its side, either on the floor or on a stand, and striking the head with one stick and a bell mounted on top with the other. A melody is created across the interplay of the three dununs. For the other style, known as ballet style as it is used in the National Ballets, one player has command of the three dununs standing on the floor. Playing like this allows a more complex arrangement for the dance.
There are wide variations on how the dunun is played throughout West Africa. In Mali they are sometimes played with just one dunun and a bell that is held in the hand. In some regions of Guinea the dunun is played with no bells, or only two dunun are played. In Hamanah all three dunun with bells are played. The influence of Mamady Keïta, Famoudou Konaté, Mohamed Diaby, Bolokada Conde, and others from Guinea have contributed to the spreading of the three dunun style of playing. Mamady Keïta (surname sometimes also spelled Keita; b. ...
Famoudou Konaté is a Malinké master drummer from Guinea. ...
Bolokada Conde is a djembe master drummer from Kissidougou, Guinea. ...
External links - (French)www.djembeinitie.com : Djembe and dumdum site featuring videos
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