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Djolé جولي

A lively darbuka groove with alternating bass support and paired riq offbeats. [1][2][3]

4/4West Africa · Sierra Leone / Temine tradition

Hear the shape of the rhythm.

Basic
Darbuka
1DR
e—hold
&TR
aKL
2DR
e—hold
&SR
a—hold
3DR
e—hold
&TR
aKL
4DR
e—hold
&SR
a—hold
D · DumT · TekK · KaS · SlapP · PopR · RakZ · ZakKi Ti ki ti · ghost notesTra tra · tek + ka flam· · Rest
What do these notes mean?

Musical context

  • Folk & social dance

Names & context

Arabic name
جولي
Other names & spellings
Djole · Jolé · Yolé

Djolé comes from the Temine sico frame-drum and masked-dance tradition. This arrangement adapts its later djembe teaching form for our instruments. Basic and Classic share one darbuka motif; Two-bar answer adapts the second accompaniment on Djembe Gorilla. [1][2][3]

Regions & traditions

  • West Africa

Musical use and influences can span several regions. [1][2][3]

Sources & further reading · 3 references
  1. Djembe Gorilla · Djolé · Full ensemble
  2. Leicestershire Music · Djolé, accompaniment charts, pp. 1–2
  3. Djembe Sounds · Djolé and the Temine sico tradition