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MR.1959.11.2-A2
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Benin | | | | Yoruba | | 1959 | Rouget Gilbert |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language:
title in English: Song of the Mariwo
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | (struck object) |
- |
| Group | 4 | - |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal
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"
Song of the Mariwo, who are male members of the society organised around the Egoun (Ghosts) and holds its secret. Here they sing a song of consolation for the relatives of the deceased, punctuated by the striking of a coin against an empty bottle.
Tempo:
|
| average | 172.15 |
| median | 172.91 |
| minimum | 133.33 |
| maximum | 206.9 |
| standaard deviation | 14.73 |
| regression factor | -0.18 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
