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Submitted by webmaster on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 20:29
Babatunde Djembe performance
Posted by derbeno April 08, 2007
"Babatunde Olatunji interpretation of Fanga, a Rhythm from Liberia"
Note these two comments:
This is truly a great clip even though it was pinched from Baba's (copyrighted) teaching video. It's not Fanga, though. It's a series of warm-up exercises that Baba taught that happen to sound a bit like the song Fanga. There are five or six patterns, each repeated four times and layered on top of the bass drum (dun dun) and bell. This stuff cooks so much you don't even realize it's simply a practice exercise!
-DjembeG ; 2008
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Identification of musicians:
magical! Baba, Sanga of the Valley (dreads) and Sekou! How wonderful!
Peace and Respect—Ashe
-dcproctor; 2008
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Here's a video of Babatunji Olatunji and other drummers playing and singing Fanga and dancers performing the dance that has become associated with that rhythm:
Uploaded by dkern8 on Mar 22, 2011
Baba Olatunji and the dancers and drummers from our class perform Fanga at Omega Institute in August of 1993.
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Click http://dance1400.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/the-story-of-fanga-from-sule-g... The Story of Fanga, from Sule Greg Wilson for information about the song "Funga Alafia"