Abakua
It is the rhythm of a secret men's society in Cuba. According to Robert Farris Thompson in Flash of the Spirit, it was brought to Cuba during the slave trade from the Calabar region of West Africa where it was the rhythm of the leopard society of the Negbe people.
B,b=Bass (B=strong hand)
O,o=Open tone (O=strong hand)
S,s=Slap (S=strong hand)
1st variation
| 12/8 | 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. |
| Ekon (brass or ikon belll) | XX. XXX .XX X.X |
| Ekon 2 | X.X ..X .X. X.. |
| Erikunde (two basket rattles or sticks) | L.R LRR LR. L.R |
| Binkome (high) | O.. O.. O.. O.. |
| Kotchierima (mid) | M.O .M. O.M .O. |
| Obiapa (low) | .M. .O. .M. .O. |
2nd variation
| 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... | |
| Quinto | O.O. M.M. ..S. O.O. .... ..S. |
| Conga | .... .... O... .... O.O. .... |
| Tumba | .... .... .... .... .... O... |
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