Studio recording of the second lunga for Nun Da Nyuli performed by Abubakari Lunna (from Locke n.d.; courtesy of David Locke).

Audio sample #1 accompanying the academic paper: 
Polak, Rainer. 2025. “From Mali to Ghana: Pulsation Non-Isochrony in West African Percussion Music Genres.” Analytical Approaches to African Music 1 (1).

From Mali to Ghana - Audio 1

Studio recording of the second lunga for Tora performed by Abubakari Lunna (from Locke n.d.; courtesy of David Locke).

Audio sample #3 accompanying the academic paper: 
Polak, Rainer. 2025. “From Mali to Ghana: Pulsation Non-Isochrony in West African Percussion Music Genres.” Analytical Approaches to African Music 1 (1).

From Mali to Ghana - Audio 3

Excerpt of a field recording of Tora performed by a group led by Alhadji Ibrahim Abdulai (from Chernoff 1992, track 9; courtesy of John Chernoff).

Audio sample #4 accompanying the academic paper: 
Polak, Rainer. 2025. “From Mali to Ghana: Pulsation Non-Isochrony in West African Percussion Music Genres.” Analytical Approaches to African Music 1 (1).

From Mali to Ghana - Audio 4

Jembe drumming and singing from Mali, recorded by Rainer Polak in Bamako, Mali, in outdoor mobile studio situation. 

Jaba (Jinafòli)

Didadi

Sunun

Jòrò Bè Ne Na (Bamanafòli)

Thia album features duets of one jembe and one dundun player. I made the recordings in Bamako, Mali, in 1995. The were released on CD twice, first in 1996 and then again in 2006. Enjoy the melodic, rhythmic, and timbral nuance. For more details, see www.rainerpolak.de

Burun

Kirin

Kofili

Woloso

Sabaro

Sogoninkun

Maraka

Madan

Intro + Fula

Degudegu

Jina

Bara

Dansa

Fura

Numu

Suku

Polak-Wohlwender Duet play jembe rhythm from Bamako (Bamako Fòli). Rainer Polak: jembe on tracks 1, 2, and 4, dundun on track 3. Juerg Wohwender: dundun on tracks 1, 2, and 4, jembe on track 3.

Jina 2

Jina 1

The Polak-Wohlwender Duet plays jembe rhythms from Bamako (Bamako Fòli). On tracks 1, 2, and 4 (Kirin, Dansa, and Jina 2), Rainer  Polak plays jembe and Juerg Wohwender plays dundun. On track 3 (jina 1), they switch roles.

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