mande music
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Mande MusicDafne
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Origins Mande: ethnic group (Mandinka, Maninka and
Bamana)
Mali
Jeli (griot)
Performed on TV, radio or life-cycle events
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Variations Hunters
Commonly 2 voices
Improv
ABA
Call and response
Ternary to binary rhythm shift
Short melodies repeated
Stories and epics
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Jeliya Speaking voice or singing voice
Improv
Loose form
Call and response (only with more than one jeli)
Compound meter
Scales (ascending/descending)
Repertoire piece texts
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Drumming Improv voices (chant)
Improv
Circle music
Lead drummer (usually djembe)
Call and response on drums (leaders calls)
Compound meter (few in duple meter)
Tuning of drums create interweaved melodies
No text
http://www.jessenolan.com/mandemusic.pdf
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Modern Mande Some improv
Strict form
Call and response (ballet: drums and dancers)
Triple meter more often used than duple
No text for ballets
French, Bamana, English, Spanish, Portuguese
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Jeli Class of artisans
Hereditary
Preserve the history and culture
Girls tend to specialize as singers
Boys tend to specialize in the instruments of the jelis
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Instruments Kora : played in the Eastern tradition (more
vocally dominated)
Ngoni
Balafon
Tamani (talking drum)
Djembe
Dunun
Vocals are the dominant instrument
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Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
N_kHhkvw0jI
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Noticeable Musicians Toumani Diabaté
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hVZ96W61Eo
Bassekou Kouyate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw5ZjwexcTc
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Example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
KS704uFn_kE
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Works Cited "Growing into Music." Mande music in Mali
and Guinea. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. <http://growingintomusic.co.uk/mali-and-guinea-music-of/mali-and-guinea-the-mande/>.
"Mande Music." Mande Music. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. <http://www.jessenolan.com/mandemusic.pdf>.
"Music of Mali." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Oct. 2014. Web. 16 Oct. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Mali>.