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MR.1959.11.6-A3
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Guinea | | | Kankan | Malinké | | 1952 | Rouget Gilbert |
Language and title:
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, instrumentalvocaal, instrumentaalvocal, 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 | 145.25 |
| median | 144.58 |
| minimum | 111.11 |
| maximum | 187.5 |
| standaard deviation | 12.66 |
| regression factor | -0.08 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
