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hey'all
anyone got the dope on the rhythm yamama? like what ethnic group and what occasion it is played for in guinea
alot of folks play it, but not many can tell ya about it
anyone got the dope on the rhythm yamama? like what ethnic group and what occasion it is played for in guinea
alot of folks play it, but not many can tell ya about it
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Re: yamama
Mon, September 18, 2006 - 5:45 PMi think it goes duga duga boom duga duga duga boom.
it's played when there's conflict in the villages...and the people involved in the conflict try to resolve their differences, sometimes not so politely.
kinda like the modern day 'your momma' jokes....hence the name...yamama.
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Re: yamama
Tue, September 19, 2006 - 6:23 AMi heard something about it being played when there's too many dugas all trying to play at once... the rhythm is usually followed by yadadi
but it's actually played in forest guinea to mimick the sound when a chief from a neighbouring village rides into your village on his 500cc yamama
although i did once hear it's a variant of the kassa family of harvest rhythms, in which kokoba is also played... they play kassa during the millet harvest. during the cocoa harvest they switch to kokoba. when it's time to bring in the yam crop they play yamama.
ok so now that we got that out of the way, does anyone know the meaning of this rhythm for real? -
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Re: yamama
Tue, March 13, 2007 - 3:56 PMa bit lame that no-one replied when i know it's being played a lot in the bay area and most of cali. jokes aside, it's a great rhythm and very unique in its timing and feel. share your knowledge, y'all. a couple of sources tell me it's an old masked dance from southwest guinea performed for major celebrations. -
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Re: yamama
Thu, March 15, 2007 - 11:26 AMA quick google on "yamama" will yield both descriptions of the rhythym's history and usage as well as identify some recordings of it (including one that is a teaching cd with practice tracks). According to one of the links... "YAMAMA: From the Susu ethnic group, also called 'Mamaya.' The women of the village get together once a year to honor the female spirit of Yamama. On this occasion they will ask her for whatever they need for the coming year." -
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Re: yamama
Thu, March 15, 2007 - 1:59 PMthe rhythm i know as Yamama is very different from the Malinke Mamaya. maybe there's a sousou Mamaya too...but i doubt it.
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Re: yamama
Mon, April 9, 2007 - 9:25 AMthanks for the reply laconic, but yamama is not mamaya, despite what it says on the description for that dance video & accompanying cd. the two rhythms are pretty distinct. i have heard two versions of mamaya. one of them was taught to me by a susu fola. it is quite different to the version that mamady keita plays, but still sounds nowhere near yamama. there was a lot of incorrect info also on other rhythms on both those videos.
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