Mamady Keita: A Life for the Djembé. Traditional Rhythms of the Malinké. Music-CD included

The fascination of the Djembé is the discovery of one's own personality.

Mamady Keïta and Uschi Billmeier explain the ethnical meaning of approximately 60 traditional rhythms of the Malinké, in addition to a selection of modern ones.

At the same time they give practical advice for teaching and learning these rhythms with the help of a notation, that is as ingenious as it is simple.

CONTENIDO:

Introduction
Origin and objective of this book
Fascination with African rhythms
The history of the Malinké
Guinea today
Social system and religion
African music and rhythms
The instruments: Djembé and dunun
Mamady Keïta, master drummer of the Malinké tradition
Mamady and the Djoliba National Ballet

The rhythms and their meanings
1. Initiation and circumcision
2. Dununba
3. Girls and women
4. Masks
5. Professional categories, castes and associations
6. Special dances
7. Two rhythms that probably are very old
8. Popular rhythms
9. Modern rhythms

About djembé lessons in Africa and in the West
Mamady's advice for learning and teaching

Technical musical terms
Explanation of the notation
Creation myth of the Malinké: the myth of Mande
Acknowledments
List of teachers and addresses
Discography
Bibliography
How to use the CD
Photoindex
Alphabetical register of the rhythms