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FANGA
 a community song 

 

Drum Parts

4/4

Legend: PATA = slaps
             GoDo = tones
             GunDun = bass     

Intro Break: What the Drums Not Guns community plays

Pa Ta   Pa Ta   Go Do   Pa Ta          
Pa Ta   Pa Ta   Go Do   Pa Ta          
Pa Ta   Pa Ta   Go Do   Pa Ta          
Pa Ta   Pa Ta   Go Do   Gun Dun   Pa Ta    

 

Conga

Pa Ta     Pa Ta     Pa Ta     Pa Ta    
Pa Ta     Pa Ta     Pa Ta     Pa Ta    

DJ 1

Gun     Go   Do Go   Gun   Gun   Go Do    
Gun     Go   Do Go   Gun   Gun   Go Do    

DJ 2

Gun     Gun   Gun Go Do Gun       Gun   Go Do
Gun     Gun   Gun Go Do Gun       Gun   Go Do

DJ 3

      Gun   Gun Go Do   Gun   Dun Gun   Go Do
      Gun   Gun Go Do   Gun   Dun Gun   Go Do

DJ 4

Gun   Go Do Gun     Gun   Gun Go Do Gun   Gun  
Gun   Go Do Gun     Gun   Gun Go Do Gun   Gun  

DJ 5

Gun   Go Do     Gun   Gun Go Do Gun   Gun  
Gun   Go Do     Gun   Gun Go Do Gun   Gun  
 

 

End Break

Pa Ta   Pa Ta   Go Do Pa Ta            
Pa Ta   Pa Ta   Go Do Pa Ta            
Pa Ta   Pa Ta   Go Do Pa Ta            
Pa Ta   Pa Ta   Go Do Gun Dun     Pa Ta    

Fanga Lyrics

Fanga Alafayia, ashé ashé (x4)
Ashe-Ashe-Ashe-Ashe
Fanga Alafayia, ashé, ashé

CHORUS: Asé, Asé. Asé, Asé. (x4)

2.) Ikabo A Lafiya - Ashe - Ashe (x4)
Ashe-Ashe-Ashe-Ashe
Ikabo A Lafiya - Ashe-Ashe

CHORUS: Asé, Asé. Asé, Asé. (x4)

3.) Ellugua A Lafiya- Ashe-Ashe (x4)
Ashe-Ashe-Ashe-Ashe
Ellegua A Lafiya- Ashe- Ashe

CHORUS: Ashé, Ashé. Ashé, Ashé. (x4)

From Kenne Thomas:
http://www.kennethomas.com

FANGA

 H D1 ||: Dn, -, -, go, +, do, go, -, Dn, -, Gn, -, do, go, -, - :||
 H D2 ||: Gn, -, Dn , Gn, +, Dn, go, do, Gn, -, -, Dn, Gn, -, go, do :||
 H D3 ||: Pa, Ta, -, -, go, do, -, -, go, do, -, go, do, -, -  :||
 H D4 ||: Pa, Ta, -, -, Pa, Ta, -, -, Pa, Ta, -, go, do, -, -  :||

(X = full hit with beater)
(? = Rest on main pulse. This can be used for a muted hit also.)

 Bell 1  ||: x x . . x x . . x x . . x x . . :||
 Dn  1  ||: X . . . ? . . . X X . . ? . . . :||

 Bell  2 ||: . . x x . . x x . . x x . . x x :||
 Dn  2  ||: X . . . ? . . . X . X . ? . . . :||

From Andreas Schamanek.
http://www.fam.tuwien.ac.at/~schamane/data/audio/rhythms/rhythm?name=fanga

The song --Here is a version of the song where the first verse and
refrain is sung and played.
http://janis.rathersilly.com/webtank/Lorelei/chant/fanga.mp3

And, here are more links:

http://www.congafriday.com/jams/Fanga_2405.mp3 

http://www.gopherp.com/audio/fangatrad.wma 

http://www.african-drumbeat.co.uk/new-rhythms/rhythms/fanga12.mp3 
http://www.african-drumbeat.co.uk/new-rhythms/rms/fanga1.mp3

AND,

Nice links! There's also these:

http://www.congafriday.com/jams/Fanga_2405.mp3

http://www.gopherp.com/audio/fangatrad.wma


http://www.geocities.com/inbasenji/fanga.mid

http://www.xperion.com/audio/FANGA1.mp3
http://www.xperion.com/audio/FANGA2.mp3
http://www.xperion.com/audio/FANGA3.mp3


Cheers,

Drew



 

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