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MR.1959.12.1-B1d

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Senegal         Dakar   Sarakollé      1952   Rouget Gilbert 

Language and title:

original language:
title in original language:
title in English: Possession dance

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Group   unknown   (drum)   - 
 Solo    1   -   FEMALE 
 Group   unknown   -   FEMALE 

Characteristics:

general: vocal, instrumental
function: ritual music
length: unknown

Performers:

unknown

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"Ogoun, Dieu du Fer"
Rhythm of "armpit" drums with their typical gurgling, and women singing to a possession dance that induces a trance.


Tempo: help

no information available

Pitch: help

no information available