J&V RHYTHM NOTATION METHOD
Tone characters:
'b' = base tone
'n' = normal tone (open)
'c' = clac tone (slap)
'v' = normal flam
'f' = clac flam
'w' = base/normal flam
'x' = bell/shekere/clave sound
'l' = low lolo tone
'h' = high lolo tone
'^' = optional light touch (in conga transcriptions)
Other characters:
'|' = bar separator
'*' = whole beat
'.' = half beat
'-' = rest
'&' = continue at the next line
'::' = repeat
If the tone characters are written as capitals, the tone is
played louder.
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* J&V RHYTHM CATALOG (1999-2000) *
* [made by Jan Verhaert] *
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\\ABIOUEKA//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | b - b - c c | - c - n n - |
Djembe2 | c - c - n n | - c - n n - |
Djembe3 | b - - b n n | b - - b n n |
Djembe4 | c c c - n n | c c c - n n |
\\ABONDAN//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | b - - n - c | b Ð n n n c | &
| b - - n - c | b Ð n n n c |
Djembe2 | b - - n - c | b - - - c - | &
| b n n n n c | b - - - c - |
Lolo | l - - h - h | - - l - l - | &
| - h - h Ð h | - - l Ð l - |
\\AKIWOWO//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Conga Low | B Ð N n | C Ð N n | B Ð N n | B n N n |
Conga Mid | B Ð C c | B Ð N n | B Ð C c | B - N n |
Conga Hi | C Ð c - | N n - c | - C - c | N n N - |
\\BAGA//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | c - - c | c - n n | c - - c | c - n n |
Djembe2 | b - n n | - - c - | b - n n | - - c - |
Bell | x x - x | x - x - | x - x - | x - x - |
Lolo | l - - l | l - h - | l - l - | l - - - |
\\BALAKULANIA//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | c - - c | c Ð n n | c - - c | c - n n |
Djembe2 | b Ð n n | - - c - | ::
Lolo | l - - - | l - - - | l Ð h - | h - - - |
\\BASIKOLO//
6/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | B c N Ð c - | B c Ð N c - |
Djembe2 | C - n N - - | C n N c - - |
Djembe3 | C - - C n N | c - - - N n |
Bell | x - x Ð x - | x Ð x x - x |
Lolo | l - - h l - | l - - h - - |
Shekere | x Ð x x Ð x | x Ð x x - x |
\\BOLON//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | c - - c | c Ð n n | c - - c | c Ð n n |
Djembe2 | n n - c | - - c - | n n b - | b Ð b - |
Djembe3 | n n c c | - - c b | n n c c | b Ð c b |
Bell | x Ð x x | - x x - | x Ð x - | x Ð x - |
\\CASSA//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | N Ð c C | - - C n | N Ð c C | b Ð C n |
Djembe2 | C - - C | c Ð N n | C Ð b C | c Ð N n |
Djembe3 | - - N n | - - C - | ::
Bell | x - - x | x Ð x - | x Ð x - | x Ð x - |
Lolo | h - - l | l - - - | h Ð h - | - - - - |
Shekere | x - - - | - - x - | x Ð x - | x Ð x - | &
| x - - - | - - x - | x Ð x - | x Ð - - | &
| x - - - | - - - - | - Ð - - | - Ð x - | &
| x - - - | - - - - | - Ð x - | x Ð - - |
\\DALAH//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | b Ð n n | - - c c | b Ð n n | - - c c |
Djembe2 | c - - c | c Ð n n | c - - c | c Ð n n |
Bell | x Ð x x | - x x - | x Ð x x | - x x - |
Lolo | h - - - | - - h - | h - - - | - - h - |
\\DENNADON//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | c c - b | n Ð n - | c c - b | n Ð n - |
Bell | x Ð x x | - x x - | x Ð x x | - x x - |
Lolo | - - - h | - - h - | - - l l | - - l - |
\\DIANSA//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | c c - c | c Ð n n | c Ð b - | c b n n |
Djembe2 | c - - c | c Ð n n | c - - c | c Ð n n |
Lolo | h - - h | - - h - | - - l -| - - h - |
\\DJAA//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c - c c n n | c - c c n n |
Djembe2 | c - n c - - | c - n c - - |
Bell | x - - x - - | x - - x - - |
Lolo | h - l - h - | l l - h h l | &
| l - - - h - | - h - - - l |
\\DJAAKOUROUSSA//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c - n c - - | c Ð n c - - |
Bell | x Ð x Ð x - | x x Ð x x - | &
| x Ð x Ð x - | x x Ð x - x |
Lolo | l - - - l - | - - - l l - | &
| - - - - h - | - h - - - - |
\\DJABARA//
6/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n n - - | c Ð n n - - |
Djembe2 | n c Ð b c - | n c Ð b c - |
Bell | x Ð x Ð x - | x Ð x x - x |
Lolo | l Ð h Ð h - | h Ð l l - l |
\\DJAGA//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | b - - b | - - c - | b - - b | c - c - |
Djembe2 | c - c c | - c n n | c - c c | - c n n |
Djembe3 | b - - b | b - b - | c - c - | c - c - |
\\DJAGBE//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | b Ð n n | - c - - | - - n n | - c - - |
Djembe2 | b Ð n n | - b c - | b Ð n n | - b c - |
Djembe3 | n n - b | c c b - | c c - b | c c b - |
Djembe4 | c - - c | c Ð n n | c - - c | c Ð n n |
Bell | x Ð x x | - x - x | x Ð x x | - x - x |
Lolo | h Ð l l | - l - l | l Ð l - | - h - - |
\\DJOLE//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | n - n - | c - - n | n - c - | c - - - |
Djembe2 | b - c c | b - n n | b - c c | b - n n |
\\DONBA//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n c Ð b | c - n c - b |
Djembe2 | c Ð c Ð n n | c Ð c Ð n n |
Bell | x Ð x Ð x - | x Ð x x - x |
Lolo | l Ð l - - h | - - l Ð l - |
\\DOUDOUMBA//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n c - - | c Ð n c - - |
Bell | x Ð x Ð x x | - x Ð x x - |
Lolo | - - l Ð l l | - l Ð l l - | &
| l Ð h Ð h h | - - h Ð h h |
\\DUNUMBE//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n c - - | c Ð n c - - |
Djembe2 | c - - c n n | c - - c n n |
Djembe3 | - - c Ð n c | - - c Ð n c |
Bell | x Ð x x - x | - x x Ð x - |
Lolo | h - - - - - | - - l - - - |
Lolo(var) | - l Ð l Ð l | - - l - - - | &
| h - - - - - | - - l - - - |
\\FANGA//
4/4 | * . * . * . * . | * . * . * . * . |
Djembe1 | b - - n Ð n n - | n Ð n Ð b b - - |
Djembe2 | b b - - b b - - | b b - - b b - - |
Bell | - - x x - - x x | - - x x - - x x |
Lolo | l - - - h - - - | l Ð l Ð h - - - |
\\FANKANI//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | c - - c | c Ð n n | ::
Djembe2 | c - - c | c Ð b - | c Ð n n | c Ð b - | &
| v n n n | n Ð c - | v n n n | n Ð s - |
\\GIDAMBA//
6/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n c - - | c Ð n c - - |
Djembe2 | c - - c n n | c - - c n n |
Lolo | h - - l - - | h - - l - - |
\\KADAN//
6/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n c - - | c Ð n c - - |
Djembe2 | c - - c n n | c - - c n n |
Bell | l - - h - - | l - - h - - |
Lolo | l - - h - - | l - - h - - |
\\KAKE LAMBE//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | B Ð n N c - | B n Ð N c - |
Djembe2 | C Ð n N - c | C Ð n N - c | &
| c Ð n n - c | b n Ð n - c |
Djembe3 | b - - - c - | - n Ð n n - | &
| b Ð b Ð b - | - n Ð n c - |
Bell | x Ð x Ð x - | x x Ð x x - |
Lolo | l - - - h - | - - - - - - | &
| l Ð l Ð l - | - h - - - - |
\\KE BENDO//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | n n - c | b - c - | b - - c | b - c - |
Djembe2 | b - c c | b - n n | b - c c | b - n n |
Bell | x - x x | - x x - | x - x x | - x x - |
Lolo | h - l l | h - l - | h - l l | h - l - |
\\KENNEFOLI//
6/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n c - - | c Ð n c - - |
Bell | x - x Ð x - | x Ð x Ð x - |
Lolo | l - - - - - | l - - - - - |
\\KOMO//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | c - c c | - c n n | c - c c | - c n n |
Djembe2 | b - c c | - b c c | b - c c | n n c c |
Lolo | l - l l | - - h - | l - l l | - - h - |
\\KOMONEDU//
9/8 | * . . * . . * . . | * . . * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | f Ð c b n n b c - | f Ð c b n n b c - |
Djembe2 | n c Ð n c Ð n c - | n c Ð n c - n c - |
Lolo | h Ð h - - - - - - | h Ð h - - - - - - |
\\KPANLOGO//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Conga Low | N n N n | B Ð C c | N Ð C c | B Ð C c |
Conga Mid | B Ð C c | N Ð C c | B n N - | N n ^ n |
Conga Hi | C c B - | C Ð N n | B Ð C n | ^ - N - |
Claves | x - - x | - - x - | - - x - | x - - - |
\\KUKU//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | b - n n | - - c - | b - n n | - - c - |
Djembe2 | n n - c | n n c - | n n - c | n n c - |
Djembe3 | w - n n | b c c - | w - n n | b c c - |
\\LAFE//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | c - - c | c Ð n n | c - - c | c Ð n n |
Djembe2 | b Ð n n | - - c - | b Ð n n | - - c - |
Bell | x Ð x x | - x - x | x Ð x - | x x - x |
Lolo | h - - h | - h - - | l Ð l - | l l - - |
\\LOLO//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | b Ð n n | - - c - | - - n n | - - c - |
Djembe2 | c c n n | c c - b | c c n n | c c - b |
Djembe3 | c - - c | c Ð n n | c - - c | c Ð n n |
Bell | x Ð x x | - x x - | x Ð x x | - x x - |
Lolo | h - - l | - - l - | h - - l | - - l - |
\\MAKRU//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | b n - n | b Ð c - | b Ð n - | b Ð c - |
Djembe2 | b - - c | - n n - | b Ð c - | - n n - |
Djembe3 | n - - c | - - - n | n Ð c - | c - - n |
Lolo | h Ð h h | - - h - | - - - - | - - h - | &
| - - - - | - - h - | - - - - | - - h - |
\\MANDJANI//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð b c - b | c Ð b c - b |
Bell | x Ð x x - x | x Ð x Ð x - |
Lolo | l Ð h Ð l l | l - h Ð l l |
\\MENI//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | b - n - | b - c - | b - n - | b - c - |
Djembe2 | c - n c | - n c - | n - c - | n n n - |
\\SOFA//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c - b n n - | c - b n n - |
Djembe2 | n n c c b c | n n c b c - |
Djembe3 | n n c c c - | - - c c c - | &
| - - c c c - | - - c c c - |
\\SOKO//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n c - - | c Ð n c - - |
Djembe2 | c Ð c c n n | c Ð c c n n |
Lolo | l - - l - - | h h Ð h h - |
\\SOLI//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n c - - | c Ð n c - - |
Djembe2 | c - - c n n | c - - c n n |
Lolo | h - - - l - | l - - h - - |
\\SOLI DES MANIANS//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n n - - | c Ð n n - - |
Djembe2 | b n n b c - | b n n b c - |
Lolo | l - - h - - | l - - h - - |
\\SOROFOLI//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | c - - c | c Ð n n | c - - c | c Ð n n |
Bell | x Ð x x | - x x - | x x - x | x Ð x - |
Lolo | l Ð l l | - - l - | l l - - | l Ð l - |
Every fourth time:
Bell(var) | x Ð x x | - x x - | x Ð x - | x Ð x - |
Lolo(var) | l Ð l l | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
\\SORSORNET//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | c Ð n c - - | c Ð n c - - |
Djembe2 | c c c c n n | c c c c n n |
Lolo | l - - - h - | l - - - h - |
\\SUNU//
12/8 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | c - - c | c - n n | c - - c | c - n n |
Djembe2 | c - n n | n c - - | c - n n | n c - - |
Djembe3 | n n - c | c - - c | n n - c | c b - c |
Lolo | l - - l | - - - h | l - - l | - - - h |
\\TANTAMBA//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | b c n - c - | b c - n c - |
Djembe2 | c - n n - - | c - n n - - |
Bell | x x - x x - | x x - x x - |
Lolo | h h - h h - | - - - h h - | &
| h h - h h - | - - - - - - |
\\TIMINI//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | n n - n | c - n n | n n - n | c - b - |
Djembe2 | b - c c | b - n n | b - c c | b - n n |
\\TORDO//
4/4 | * . * . * . * . | * . * . * . * . |
Djembe1 | n n Ð b c - c Ð | c - - b c Ð c - |
Djembe2 | c - - c c Ð n n | c - - c c Ð n n |
Bell | x x - x x - x - | x Ð x x Ð x x - |
Lolo | l l - - h Ð h - | h - - - l Ð l - |
\\WOLOSEDON//
4/4 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | n n c c | - - c c | n n c c | - - c c |
Djembe2 | b b - b | c - c - | b b - b | - n n - |
\\YANKADI//
12/8 | * . . * . . | * . . * . . |
Djembe1 | b - - c - c | b Ð n n - - |
Djembe2 | b - - - - b | b Ð n n - b |
Djembe3 | c Ð c n - n | c Ð c - - b |
Bell | x Ð x x - x | x Ð x x - x |
Lolo | l - - l - l | - - - - - - | &
| - - - - - - | - - - l - - |
\\ZAWULI//
4/8 | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . | * . * . |
Djembe1 | n - c c | c - - b | - - c c | c - - b |
Djembe2 | c - c - | n n n n | c - c - | n n n n |
Lolo | l - - l | l - - - | - - - - | - - - l |