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| The texture at the start of Yiri – One single Balafon playing |
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| The texture in Yiri when the second balafon joins, playing a similar melody |
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| Many rhythms playing at once |
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| Rhythms in different time signatures played at the same time |
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| Repeating patterns, could be a rhythm or a melody |
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| A five notes scale – used by the vocals in Yiri |
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| A six note scale used by the Balafons |
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| melodic device in which one instrument plays a melodic question, and another gives a melodic answer |
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| Fast alternation between two notes. Seen on the Balafon |
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| Making up music on the spot |
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| Learning music by ear, passed down between generations |
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| An African drum which you squeeze to create different pitches |
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