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MR.1959.11.6-A2
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Guinea | | | Kankan | Malinké | | 1952 | Rouget Gilbert |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Samori
title in English: Samori's gesture
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Seron (harp-lute) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental
function: praise song
length: unknown
Performers:
Mamadi Dioubaté
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Musique d'Afrique Occidentale"
The lute-harp-player Mamdi Kouyate sings about the deeds and gestures of Samori, malinke warrior, last resistor to French conquest.
Tempo:
|
| average | 192.04 |
| median | 193.55 |
| minimum | 146.34 |
| maximum | 222.22 |
| standaard deviation | 12.77 |
| regression factor | -0.02 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
