Back
MR.1959.11.2-A4
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: Greetings to teh Egoun
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Group | unknown | - |
FEMALE |
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"
After the Egoungoun Iwi, a sacrifice is made inside the house of the deceased's relatives, followed by the arrival of two Ghosts escorted by teh Mariwo; it's this arrival that is greeted in this track by women's cheers.
Tempo:
|
| average | 135.88 |
| median | 136.36 |
| minimum | 111.11 |
| maximum | 157.89 |
| standaard deviation | 8.31 |
| regression factor | -0.25 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
pitch melo not available