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

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

Dansa

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.

Kirin

Rainer Polak

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