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MR.1954.1.2-4
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: Impakanamakenga
title in English: S/he who refuses all mistrust
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Group | 20 | (handclapping) |
GIRL |
| Solo | 1 | unknown |
GIRL |
Characteristics:
general:
responsorial
function: dance song
length: 3:14 min.
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
A woman discovers her husband's infidelity and terminates the marriage. The song warns girls of this kind of danger. But more than a simple story of divorce, this song studies spousal relations, listing not a few of the husband's possible faults.
Impakanamakenga: S/he who refuses all mistrust toward someone else, especially toward a superior. Thus: way of affirming his loyalty.
Tempo:
|
| average | 96.1 |
| median | 96.77 |
| minimum | 83.33 |
| maximum | 107.14 |
| standaard deviation | 3.31 |
| regression factor | 0.01 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
