Sofa is traditional West African rhythm from Guinea.  This rhythm used to be played for horseback warriors, and was originally played with a string instrument called a Bolon. Trained horses would perform a stepping dance on the rhythm, with songs extolling the warrior's bravery  and  before  battle, to  urge  warriors  on  to  great feats  of courage and endurance.  Here, Sofa is presented outside of its traditional context by dedicated students of West African percussion (there were no dancing horses present).  The arrangement was written by Jeremiah Davis and performed by Purple Green Flavor (Peter Esselman on the Dundumba and Sangban, Jason Elbracht on djembe, Jeffree Clark on djembe, Tom Short on djembe and kenkeni).

Purple Green Flavor, Ann Arbor, MI