Jeff Skewes #51 djembe fola lesson

dun dun du
counting one two three
in 4/4 8/12 easy huh

dexterity rains on Fola
djembe big jam
slap tone bass we folla

mispronouncing lix
misspelling ancient song lions

African dance began it all

we tried so hard to stay on time but
double clutched far too soon
meshing mental gears it's carnage

gu gu gaku
gu dun dun
sublimity in some hands

us galloping in galoshes
rupture any chance of metronomy
in this deafening chamber of singles

still master's svelte rapid fire
never looked easier
her consummate contra chops so countered

carrying everyone into the elephant's groove
while we drumming underwater
in lead gloves dancing on the moon

smile

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