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MR.1959.11.5-A2
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Guinea | | | | Malinké | | 1952 | Rouget Gilbert |
Language and title:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Seron (harp-lute) |
MALE | |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental, solovocaal, instrumentaal, solovocal, instrumental, solo
function: praise song
length: unknown
Performers:
Mamadi Dioubaté
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Collection du Musée de l'Homme, Afrique, vol. 4"
Epic song accompanied by a seron (19-string lute-harp) well known among the Malinke, among whom the musician specialising in this instrument is known as a "seronfo". The song title is not indicated.
Tempo:
|
| average | 182.69 |
| median | 185.19 |
| minimum | 139.53 |
| maximum | 214.29 |
| standaard deviation | 18.19 |
| regression factor | 0.02 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)