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    The document discusses polyrhythms of West Africa. Polyrhythms involve overlapping rhythmic patterns, such as a two-beat pattern overlapping with a three-beat pattern. The example shown depicts this using notation for a traditional Ewe rhythm called "Two against Three", notating the bell patterns played.

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    The document discusses polyrhythms of West Africa. Polyrhythms involve overlapping rhythmic patterns, such as a two-beat pattern overlapping with a three-beat pattern. The example shown depicts this using notation for a traditional Ewe rhythm called "Two against Three", notating the bell patterns played.

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    The document discusses polyrhythms of West Africa. Polyrhythms involve overlapping rhythmic patterns, such as a two-beat pattern overlapping with a three-beat pattern. The example shown depicts this using notation for a traditional Ewe rhythm called "Two against Three", notating the bell patterns played.

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    Polyrhythms of West Africa

    (Ewe - pronoun
    - pronounced
    ced “ay-way”  -
     - People
    P eople of Ghana and Togo)
    Togo)

    Two against Three

    1 2 3 4 5 6
    Ga • Ga • Ga •

     Jee • • Jee
    Je e • •

    Bell Pattern

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    10 11 12
    Ga • Ga • Ga Ga • Ga • Ga • Ga

     Jee
     Je e • • Jee
    Je e • • Jee
    Je e • • Je e • •

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