ÌSÒKAN

March 24th-26th

DATES and overview

Tuesday, March 24th

(EN)Performers drive to Bakersfield at 11am, check into The Padre Hotel in time for rehearsal at 7pm
(ES)Todos manejar a Bakersfield a las 11am y registran en The Padre Hotel antes el ensallo a las 7pm.

Wednesday, March 25th

(EN)3 classes in the morning at Bakersfield College, Break around 1pm, and return in the evening in time for the performance at 7pm
(ES)3 clases por la mañana a Bakersfield College, descanso a las 1pm y regreso por la noche a tiempo pa el show a las 7pm

Thursday, March 26th

(EN)Check out of The Padre Hotel in the Morning, drive to Arvin for 3 brief performances at 3 different schools starting at 8:30AM, then return home.
(ES) Salir de Hotel por la mañana y manejar a Arvin pa 3 presentaciones corto en 3 escuelas, empieza a las 8:30am, despues todos regreso por las casas


Detailed schedule is below


Instrumentation

Guests

Jesus Diaz - percussion
Andy Perez - percussion
Carlitos Medrano - percussion
Susana Arenas Pedroso - dance
Ilana Andujar - dance
Diana Aburto - dance
Sriba Kwadjovie Quintana - dance
Brissa Camacho-Lovell - dance

Locals

Robert Woods-LaDue - Vocals, Percussion
Ina Gutierez - Vocals
Haley Smith - Vocals
Izzy Foster - Vocals
Matt Hanne - Vocals
Noel Castellanos - Vocals

Pete Gago - Percussion
Jazmin Jackson - Percussion
Gabriel Moore - Percussion
Marcos Reyes - Percussion
Rufino Couvertier - Percussion
Alejandro Arvizu - Percussion
Gabe Harriot - Percussion
Jim Muñoz - Percussion



Rehearsal Recordings

01-BataSequence.m4a


02-Iyesa.m4a


03-Yambu.m4a


04-Rumba.m4a


05-Malongo.m4a


Sheet Music

Elegua: http://lyrics.dennydennybreakfast.com/SheetMusic/afrocuban/Elegua-Rezo.pdf


Ogun: http://lyrics.dennydennybreakfast.com/SheetMusic/afrocuban/Ogun-Rezo.pdf


Iyesa: http://lyrics.dennydennybreakfast.com/SheetMusic/afrocuban/Iyesa-V4-Isokan.pdf


Makuta: http://lyrics.dennydennybreakfast.com/SheetMusic/afrocuban/Makuta.pdf


Wednesday Night Performance Outline and Songs

1.) Bata Sequence

GUIRO Introduction: Guiro - all dancers

A: akoko ile ago elegua, akoko ile ago elegua awo dade
C: oya o akoko ile, ago elegua awo dade

Elegua ara benbe lario elegua ara

Elegua ago, Elegua ago awe (x2)
Alalorye masankio, elegua ago awe

A: Alalorye masankio
C: elegua ago awe

Bata - Elegua - Alubanche

Akpwon:
Bara o lo yure soke borda
Elegua o bara olo yuti bara moyuba oko
bara olo yuti o moyuba oko soke borda
Elegua, Echu loro tio
vamurla Elegua echu loro tio
Obara wayo eke
Obara wayo eke moba moyuba o
Elegba okuni odo bolo-bolo
bolo-bolo ya tutu mampi
bolo-bolo, Elegba, ya tutu mampi
baba, omoni alaguana ma oferere
bi apona ache irawo
eke

Coro:
Barasuayo, omoni alaguana ago mamakenya irawo e (x2)
o barasuayo, eke, echu odara,
omoni alaguana ago mamakenya irawo e

Elegua - chachalokufun

A:
eniche eniche, chen chereche, oruro oruro un ocha (x2)
baba tani la ocha kwalo ogun mellis
awa mellis, chon chon mellis
bokun bokun ala mawe

C: sosa

Ogun Rezo

Maribo ye ye ye, maribo yeye ye ogun alagwede oge

ogunde de arere, ile bonbo lokuwa
ogun wa nile oke wa lona, ile bonbo lokuwa lode

Ogun - Chachalokufun

C: sara iko ko ogunde
A: arere moyi yo
A: arere moba ire

Ada o, e

C: benbe ada o
A: ada o, ada o nile

Ochun

C: tonache, tonache
A: mase tonu, mase tonu, mase tonache
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Ase alaye a!
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o inche kwele mode
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ayaya koko malode
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ala mofiye moro
A: iyalorde mofiye
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oma oma oke oke
A: yeye moro
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ofeyiko erima
A: iyalorde denite

yemaya - aro

Coro:
okuo yale yalumawo (x2)
yale, omi yale ayaba o mio

A: okuo yale yalumawo
yemaya la porde iyo
orlordo yena side ayaba omio

Chango - La meta

Coro:
oba ibo si are o (x2)
ero amala ibo, era o
obakoso enu awaye

awama kowayeo, awama kowayeo
eru fina elaki alado
elaki alado awala umbo wachide
awala umbo wachide okan iheri he
okan iku olodumare
eri lache ebora
obakoso enu awaye

Iyesa

[elegua]
aso kere kere meye, alaguana kilambo che

elegua, elegua, aso kere kere meye
elegua, elegua, alaguana kilambo che

sosa sokere,
a: alaguana sokere

aye, aye, ile boke elegua o
ile boke elegua o

[ogun]
maribo ye ye ye maribo
A: oke lamiwo

oggun mellis, maripo iseya arere oku o

mai joko
A: bangan chami

A: oto la o

[ochun]
talam berio, talam berio yeye

imbe imbe mayeye loro

o mi, o mi yeye, omi yeye masara wao

ala ala la, ala sirere
A: ala sirere iyalorde, ala sirere

[Yemaya]
okere o, okere orisa
A: lade koyu ye a lade soro okere orisa
A: okere awoyo, okere orisa

warami mama yokoda, warami
A: mama yokoda
A: iya yokoda
A: iya loroso

[chango]
eya, aye, chango amala koyide
A: chango amala koyide, chango amala koyide
A: chango amala koyide, amala koyide
A: ayala amala koyide, chango amala koyide

[elegua - close]
e, ago elegua e
A: ago elegua

Che va che va
A: alaroye




2.) Rumba Dancing

Yambu sin voz
Guaguanco
Respect to the rumberos
cancion?

3.) Garabato Dance

Calls - endundu

4.) Malongo Dance

???

5.) Makuta Dance

Sheet Music: http://lyrics.dennydennybreakfast.com/SheetMusic/afrocuban/Makuta.pdf

KUENDA CONGO KUENDA MAKANA, MAKANA CONGO KUENDA ANDÍLE

MAKANA CONGO KUENDA ANDÍLE

YO VÍNE PA'VE X3 UN CONGO YO VÍNE PA'VE NO HAY NA

A: YO VÍNE PA'VE un congo
yo vine pa ve NO HAY NA

POR AHÍ PASO X3 MÍ CONGO Y NADÍE LO VÍO

POR AHÍ PASO MÍ CONGO
CORO: Y NADÍE LO VÍO

A DUNDUN hay un CONGO EN LA PUERTA
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CORO: A DUNDUN

- LUMBE X2 YO SALAMALEKO UN CONGO

- SALA MALE MALE SALA MALE MALEKUNSALA.

- SALA MALE!!!!
CORO: MALEKUNSALA

- CHAPÍANDO MÍ CANTERO YO ME ENCNTRE UNA CRIYUMBA........

- BAJO DEL LAUREL YO TÍENE MÍ CONFÍANSA....



More to come.....




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https://dennydennybreakfast.bandcamp.com/