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MR.1959.12.1-B2b
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Ivory Coast | | | Orbaff (cercle de Dabou) | Adioukrou | | 1952 | Rouget Gilbert |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Soma
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | unknown |
- |
| Group | 3 | - |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental
function: unknown
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Ogoun, Dieu du Fer"
An unusual men's duet: of the three men present, only one sings throughout, sometimes joined by one or the other of his two companions, but never all three at once. The song is called a recruiting song, though the disk jacket does not indicate what this recruiting is.
Tempo:
no information available
Pitch:
no information available