Soli Rapide سولي رابيد

A flowing 12/8 darbuka adaptation with four dotted-quarter beats and answering bendir strokes. [1][2][3]

12/8West Africa · Guinea / Malinké tradition

Hear the shape of the rhythm.

Basic

3 + 3 + 3 + 3 · eighth-note groups

Darbuka

1DR

2·rest

3TR

4SL

5·rest

6·rest

7DR

8·rest

9TR

10SL

11·rest

12·rest

D · DumT · TekK · KaS · SlapP · PopR · RakZ · ZakKi Ti ki ti · ghost notesTra tra · tek + ka flam· · Rest

What do these notes mean?

Practise Soli Rapide · Basic Try Classic

Musical context

Devotional & ritual

Names & context

Arabic name: سولي رابيد
Other names & spellings: Soli · Soli rapide · Fast Soli

Soli Rapide belongs to Malinké initiation repertoire. Djembe Gorilla and the Ôbaxé chart agree on the two accompaniment motifs used here. Our versions add darbuka bass voicing and reduce the ensemble to our instruments. Basic and Classic are practice levels, not Soli Lent and Soli Rapide. [1][2][3]

Regions & traditions

West Africa

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

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Soli Rapide · سولي رابيد

Hear the shape of the rhythm.

Musical context

Names & context

Regions & traditions

Soli Rapide سولي رابيد