Hand Drumming in Singapore
Djole - Lyrics
At the performances at Blu Jaz we're been singing along with some of the rhythms. One of the more popular ones is Djole, and someone asked me "What do the lyrics mean?"
I've done some research, and I've yet to confirm it but it appears that the lyrics are made up by Mamady Keita from a number of dialets and it's the sounds that make the song - my understanding is that it doesn't really mean anything directly translated.
I've done some research, and I've yet to confirm it but it appears that the lyrics are made up by Mamady Keita from a number of dialets and it's the sounds that make the song - my understanding is that it doesn't really mean anything directly translated.
Djolé (Jolé, Yolé), is a mask-dance from the Temine-people from Sierra Leone. In the tradition it is played on square drums in different sizes; the sicco´s (or sico´s). The mask is presenting a female although it is carried by a male during the dance. The song below from the Wassolon-CD is made by Mamady Keita himself and is a putting together some different Malinke- and Sususounds. It doesn't have a specific meaning; it's the sounds that made the song.
Laila i ko korobé, korobé, korobé, mami watoné, aya,
sico leleleko aya
sico la i ko, sico la i ko, wa wango sico la i ko,
wa wango sico la i ko
sico leleleko aya
sico la i ko, sico la i ko, wa wango sico la i ko,
wa wango sico la i ko
The words are a mixture of languages and means something like:
"Play the sicco drums." It is refering to the square frame drums that this rhythm is traditionally played on.
Source: Djole Lyrics, Djembe-l Yahoo Group
"Play the sicco drums." It is refering to the square frame drums that this rhythm is traditionally played on.
Source: Djole Lyrics, Djembe-l Yahoo Group
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