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Djole - and - Djansa Djole 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - Temine Region Guinea/S.L

The document describes two traditional dances from West Africa, Djole and Djansa. Djole originates from the Temine region of Guinea and the border area, and involves men dressed as women dancing to drum music. Djansa originates from Kassouke in Mali's Kayes region, and was originally a dance for young men that is now popular and played at all festive occasions.

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Djole - and - Djansa Djole 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - Temine Region Guinea/S.L

The document describes two traditional dances from West Africa, Djole and Djansa. Djole originates from the Temine region of Guinea and the border area, and involves men dressed as women dancing to drum music. Djansa originates from Kassouke in Mali's Kayes region, and was originally a dance for young men that is now popular and played at all festive occasions.

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djole_and_djansa

Djole 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - Temine region


Guinea/S.L.
Break f – t t – t – t t – s s s - - - border area.
Orig. mask
Dj 1 (hi) b - t t b – s s b – t t b – s s dance; man
dressed as a
Dj 2 (hi) b s – s b t t – b – s – b t t – woman, to the
music of the
Dj 3 (lo) b – - t t - - - b – - - t t t t siko=4 square
t - - t t - - - b - - - t - - - drums. Now at
many festivi-
Sangban x – x – x – x – x – x – x – x - ties (wedd.,
c - - - o - - - c - - - o - - - end Ramadan,
harvest).
Kenkeni - - x x - - x x - - x x - - x x Several vil-
- - o o - - o o - - o o - - o o lages often
got together.
Dununba x – x x – x x – x - x x – x x - MK
o - - - - - - - o - - - - - - -

Djansa 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - Kassouke rhy.


Kayes reg. in
Break f – t t – t – t t – s s s - - - Mali. Orig.
young men’s
Dj 1 s s – s s – t t x – b – s b t t compet.dance.
Now popular,
Dj 2 s - - s s – t t s - - s s – t t played on all
festive occa-
Sangban x – x x – x x – x – x – x – x – sions. MK
o - - o - - o - - - c - - - o –

Kenkeni x – x x – x x – x – x x – x x –
o - - - - o o – o - - - - o o –

Dununba x – x – x – x – x – x x – x x –
c - - - - - - - c - o - - - - -

x – x – x – x x – x x – x – x –
c - - - - - o o – o o - - - - -

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