Thomas , I didn't think you had any blind spots? You da man !
Thanks for getting back to me..
I heard Elewa Nado with the Arara toque I described on one of the Abbilona cd's where they go through a whole string of Arara songs for Afra ( Eleggua )..
The Iya pattern I play is the way Carlos Aldama teaches it.. s.o..s|.s.s.s
The okonkolo goes oso..o|so.T..
As far as "Jegan Jegan".. I'm sure it's for Eleggua ( Afra ). There is even a verse that goes "Afra jegan , sara jegan , jegan , jegan jegan so"...
I stumbled on singing Elewa Nado with the short bell pattern.. There is a family named Baro in jovellanos that sings Elewanado to a toque called Mahino.. I learned Mahino from John Amira.
It's played on Arara drums and uses the short bell pattern instead of the 2 clave long one used on the toque asojano, which is what it is sung too in almost every instance of heard it..
Anyway in singing it to the short bell, I started playing Latopa , and it feels great over it.. I'm just wondering if one who is very traditional and sort of a purist might take that kind of liberty?? What do you think about that?
Thanks , Always great hearing from you..