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MR.1959.11.2-A1
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Benin | | | | Yoruba | | 1952 | Rouget Gilbert |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Ogbon
title in English: Ogbon choirs and drums
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Group | unknown | Ogbon (drum) |
- |
| Group | unknown | - |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental
function: ritual music
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Dahomey, Musique des Revenants - Collection du Musée de l'Homme, Afrique vol. 1"
Music of the Egoun Ghosts (drums and choirs) recorded during a ceremony intended for a dead person to ensure his entry into the afterlife, that he is happy being there and that he holds no grudges against the living. This ceremony exists among come Yoruba families of Nigeria and lower Benin.
Tempo:
|
| average | 143.43 |
| median | 142.86 |
| minimum | 113.21 |
| maximum | 166.67 |
| standaard deviation | 7.2 |
| regression factor | -0.02 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
