After being rebuked by the musicians and dancers in the village, Seny Touré wakes up to find Jeli Kocasale Diabate playing the koni softly at his side. As Kocasale gets up to leave, so moved by the music, Seny pleads with him to become his acolyte, even at the sacrifice of his jembe-playing endeavors. But Kocasale insists that Seny's jembe must not be left behind.
This melody (beginning at 2:10) can be heard on Seny Touré's 2003 disc "Dunuya Mukolonma" (as Bimolu) as well as on the 1995 Les Ballets Africains disc "Heritage" (as Kolon Kalan.) Identical melodies were taught to me as Sörsörnë by both Sory Diabaté and Famoro Dioubate.
Clip Source:
Les Ballets Africains. 1996. Heritage. A full two-hour performance recorded at Queensland Performing Arts Complex, Brisbane, Australia. Doundounba.
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