“Identity patterns” are played by the djembe soloist, either before the other musicians join in or during the piece (often at the beginning). Specific to the rhythm, they allow musicians and listeners to identify it immediately, in the same way as a sangban pattern. The soloist uses them occasionally to accompany the music, so the term “accompaniment solo” is sometimes also used. Some identity phrases correspond to a group of rhythms (such as Kassa), while some rhythms do not have any.
At the bottom of this page you will find a video with the basic patterns of Soli (A) at 110 BPM. You can use it as a backing track to practice the identity patterns below.
SOLI (A) #95 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 1
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SOLI (A) #96 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 2
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SOLI (A) #97 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 3
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SOLI (A) #98 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 4
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SOLI (A) #99 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 5
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SOLI (A) #100 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 6
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SOLI (A) #101 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 7
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SOLI (A) #102 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 8
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SOLI (A) #103 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 9
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SOLI (A) #104 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 10
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SOLI (A) #105 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 11
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SOLI (A) #106 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 12
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SOLI (A) #107 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 13
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SOLI (A) #108 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 14
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SOLI (A) #109 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 15
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SOLI (A) #110 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 16
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SOLI (A) #111 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 17
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SOLI (A) #112 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 18
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SOLI (A) #113 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 19
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SOLI (A) #114 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 20
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SOLI (A) #115 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 21
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SOLI (A) #116 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 22
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SOLI (A) #117 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 23
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SOLI (A) #118 – DJEMBE SOLO – IDENTITY PATTERN 24
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SOLI (A) #0 – BASIC PATTERNS BACKING TRACK – 110 BPM