Minute of Drums - Episode 7: Elvin Jones Inspired

I've been playing around with this groove for a few years, and thought I'd share it. This comes from the track "Bena bena" from Malian singer Oumou Sangaré's...

Though this isn’t a verbatim transcription, this phrase is undoubtedly Elvin Jones inspired. His use of rolling triplets and 3 beat phrases changed the course of drumming (not just jazz!)