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MR.1954.1.2-3

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Rwanda      Kigali   Basanza   Hutu      Apr 1954   Zending Scohy-Stroobants 

Language and title:

original language: Kinyarwanda
title in original language: Indege
title in English: The airplane

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Group   20   (handclapping)   GIRL 
 Solo    1   unknown   GIRL 

Characteristics:

general: responsorial
function: dance song
length: 3:20 min.

Performers:

unknown

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

The arrival of airplanes in Rwanda really impressed the people. Domination of the sky demonstrated great strength and they sing about them with a lot of respect.

The commentary above on the impression made the appearance of the airplane made on Rwandans is correct and in accordance with the song's lyrics which seem to have nothing to do with the wedding ceremony. Even though this song can be sung and danced to during the wedding ceremony, we cannot say that the two are inextricably linked.


Tempo: help

tempo
average139.78
median139.53
minimum117.65
maximum162.16
standaard deviation7.48
regression factor-0

Pitch: help

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Octave reduced tone scale

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