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The kenkeni part is constant through the Dununba family of rhythms, marking the upbeat to complement the djembe's downbeat slaps. It also sets up a binary feel to cut across the triplet pulse. Tricky for beginners, this part has an easier version to play with its variation on the bell pattern:
x - o - o o
the traditional way to play moves the bell off the one:
- x o - o o
Thanks to my teacher Famoudou Konate for his teaching of Dununba.