Felahi

Live Music for Live Dancers

Legend

D- dum or dun - low note in center of head
T - tek - high rim note with main hand
K - ka - high rim note with 2nd hand
t3 - triplet - play 3 notes in the 2 beats

Upper case letters are accented

Beledi or Baladi

1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|
D-D-----D-------| main accents
D-D---T-D---T---| open form
D-D-k-T-D-k-T-k-| walking
D-D-k-T-D-k-T-tk| with the bridge
D-D-tkT-D-tkT-tk| filled
DkDktkTkDktkTktk| filled

Maqsum

1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|
--T---T-----T---| main accents
D-T---T-D---T---| open form
D-T-k-T-D-k-T-k-| walking
D-T-k-T-D-k-T-tk| with the bridge
D-T-tkT-D-tkT-tk| filled
DkTktkTkTktkTktk| filled

Saidi (sah-EE-dee)

1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|
D-----D-D-------| main accents
D-T---D-D---T---| open form
D-T-tkD-D-tkT-tk| filled

Ayub

1-+-2-+-|
D---D-T-| main accents
D--KD-T-| most common form
D-tKD-T-| common, good to learn with
D--KDkTk| variant
DktKD-T-| variant
DktKDkTk| filled

Chiftitelli 8/4

1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-| strongest accents
D---------------D---D---T-------|
D-----T-----T---D---D---T-------|
D---D-T---D-T---D---D---T-------| all main accents
D--kD-T--kD-T---D---D---T---tkt-| common form
D--kD-T--kD-T---D-k-D-k-T---tktk|
D-tkt-T-tkD-T-tkD---D---Tktkt---|
DktkDkTktkDkTktkDktkDktkTktktktk| filled
 
Masmoudi

1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-|
D---D-----------D---------------| 2 dum form
D---D---D-------D---------------| 3 dum form
D---D-tktktkt-T-D-tkt-T-tkt-T-tk| basic form 2 dum
D---D---D-tkt-T-D-tkt-T-tkt-T-tk| basic form 3 dum
D---D---D-tktkT-D-tktkT-tktkT-tk| variants
D---D---D-t3k-T-D-t3k-T-t3k-T-tk|

Bolero or Rhumba

1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|
D-------D---T---| main accents
D-tkt-t-D-k-T-k-| open form
D-t3k-t-D-k-T-k-| with triplet


3/3/2

1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-|
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-|
D-----T-----T---| malfuf
D-----D-----T---| saudi
D---k-D---k-T-k-| syrto (Greek)
D---k-T---k-T-k-| syrto 2
T-----T-----D---| calypso
D-k-k-T-k-k-T-k-| filled

Karsilama (9)

1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-3-|
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+|
D---T---D---T-T-T-| main accents
D-tkT-tkD-tkT-T-T-| open
D-k-T-k-D-k-T-T-T-| walking
D-tkT-tkD-tkTkTkTk| filled
D--kD-T-D--kD-T-T-| alternate

Copyright 2006 Charles Obert