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MR.1950.1.61-B
Basic facts:
country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
Gabon | | Lastourville | | Bawanji | | 1946 | Mission Ougoué - |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Moupenga
title in English:
Musical composition:
type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
Group | 4 | (double-skin drum) |
- |
Group | unknown | (clapper) |
- |
Group | unknown | (bell) |
- |
Solo | 1 | - |
MALE |
Group | unknown | - |
MALE |
Group | unknown | - |
FEMALE |
Characteristics:
general:
choir, solo
function: dance song
length: 3:00 min.
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
Reference Musée de l'Homme MH. 48-35
"Moupenga": the dance's name. The song is called "Mesomba mama". The singer asks his father and mother to give him money to sing and dance.
Men's dance.
Tempo:
|
average | 115.96 |
median | 116.5 |
minimum | 90.9 |
maximum | 139.53 |
standaard deviation | 8.79 |
regression factor | 0.01 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)