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MR.1959.11.4-B7
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Benin | | | | Nago | | 1952 | Rouget Gilbert |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Ogoun Deyi
title in English: Ceremony of the Ogoun Deyi
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Kélé (drum) |
- |
| Solo | 1 | Ogidan (drum) |
- |
| Solo | 1 | Akpossi (drum) |
- |
Characteristics:
general:
instrumental
function: ritual music
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Batteries Africaines - Collection du Musée de l'Homme, Afrique, vol. 3"
Rhythms in honor of the Ogoun Deyi divinities on three drums: the rapid rhythm of the kele played by two drummers who take turns without stopping, the ogidan responsible for the ostinato, the akpossi that expresses the form of the divinities.
Tempo:
|
| average | 160.4 |
| median | 162.16 |
| minimum | 133.33 |
| maximum | 181.82 |
| standaard deviation | 8.13 |
| regression factor | -0.16 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
