Kamerenn

(last changed on 16 september 2011)

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In every village there is some young man who is gifted with special dancing skills. He is called the Kamerenen Dnna. When he dances he is encouraged by the women around the dancing area. Famoudou Konate compesed two rhytyhms with the song Kamerenen Dnna. Its a Dounounba rhytyhm that is one of the dances for the strong men eee, Iyon kodole ba n Kodo, eee dwiwo so kalon Kamerenen Donna Faninkotumana, malokotuma......Fobondatuma Faninkotumana, ye denke sondonna......Fobondatuma O my brother, my older brother The whole village knows how magnificant the young man dances! O water, (heaven) The whole village knows how magnificant the young man dances! The fonio season, the rice season, Harvest time! Weeding in fonio bring about the birth of boys Call SSTSS S r l r l r l

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Sources: Notation by Moritz Kppen (had lessons from Famoudou Konate) and own analysis of CD: Hamana Mandenkn by Famoudou Konate

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x x x x Kamerenen Donna / WAP-pages / Paul Nas