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MR.1954.1.1-6
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Rwanda | | Kigali | Mazane | Hutu | | Apr 1954 | Zending Scohy-Stroobants |
Language and title:
original language: Kinyarwanda
title in original language: Nyangezi
title in English: Nyangezi (man's name)
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | unknown |
GIRL | |
| Group | 20 | (handclapping) |
GIRL | |
Characteristics:
general:
responsorialresponsoriaalresponsorial
function: praise song
length: 3:17 min.
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
Remarks:
Mazane is an island in Lake Ruhero. They dance three times during this song. The dancers of Chief Nyangezi are honored, he was the chief of Buhoma and Bushiru in northwestern Rwanda.
Tempo:
|
| average | 156.05 |
| median | 157.89 |
| minimum | 122.45 |
| maximum | 181.82 |
| standaard deviation | 9.15 |
| regression factor | 0.04 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
