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Sorsornet سورسورنيت

A rolling 12/8 darbuka groove with paired slaps, a two-bar dahola phrase and a bright riq timeline. [1][2]

12/8West Africa · Guinea / Baga tradition

Hear the shape of the rhythm.

Basic

Practice sequence · counting restarts in each bar.

3 + 3 + 3 + 3 · eighth-note groups

Bar 1

Darbuka
1DR
2·rest
3SR
4SL
5TR
6KL
7DR
8·rest
9SR
10SL
11TR
12KL

Bar 2

Darbuka
1DR
2·rest
3SR
4SL
5TR
6KL
7DR
8·rest
9SR
10SL
11TR
12KL
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
سورسورنيت
Other names & spellings
Sorsonet

Sorsornet comes from the Baga tradition of coastal Guinea. Basic and Classic reduce the third accompaniment on Djembe Gorilla, also printed as Djembe 4 in the Leicestershire chart. Spaced answer adapts the first Gorilla accompaniment. The two-bar bass phrase is shared by both sources; our instruments and soft fills are arrangement choices. [1][2]

Regions & traditions

  • West Africa

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

Sources & further reading · 2 references
  1. Djembe Gorilla · Sorsornet · Full ensemble
  2. Leicestershire Music · Sorsonet, accompaniment charts, pp. 1–2