Djolé (also known as Jolé or Yolé) is a mask-dance[1] from Temine people in Sierra Leone. It is played traditionally with a large square drum called sikko.
Although a mask depicts a female, it is carried by a male.[2]
Djolé is played usually during big feasts which involve many villages to celebrate a good harvest, the end of the Ramadan or a marriage.[3]
Nowadays the rhythm has been rearranged to be played with the djembé and is very popular in particular in Guinea.
Lyrics
editLaila i ko korobé, korobé, korobé, mami watoné, aya, sico leleleko aya
sico la i ko na, sico la i ko, wa wango sico la i ko, wa wango sico la i ko[4]
References
edit- ^ Janessa Cloward (1999). "Dance to the music: UVSC professor passes on traditional African dance moves". Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Popular Rhythms". tontinkan.net. 2005. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ Jake Williky (2007). "West African Drumming Ensemble drums up excitement". The Siskiyou. Southern Oregon University. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ^ "Rytm p³ynie w krwi ka¿dego od urodzenia". Djembe Polska (in Polish). 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
External links
edit- Djolé rhythm samples
- Djolé rhythms
- Cultural Context for Djembé Rhythms
- Djolé rhythm page on www.djembefola.fr
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