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MR.1959.13.5-A2
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Nigeria | | | Oyo | Yoruba | | 1953 | Bascom William |
Language and title:
title in English: Igbin drums
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Iya igbin (single-skin drum) |
- | |
| Solo | 1 | Jagba (Igbin) (single-skin drum) |
- | |
| Solo | 1 | Epele (igbin) (single-skin drum) |
- | |
Characteristics:
general:
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function: religious song
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Drums of the Yoruba of Nigeria"
(Continuation from preceding track 59.13.5/A-1) Rhythms played on Igbin drums in the context of the cult of the god Orishanla, the most famous of the Yoruba gods, creator of man.
Tempo:
|
| average | 149.66 |
| median | 150 |
| minimum | 125 |
| maximum | 176.47 |
| standaard deviation | 6.9 |
| regression factor | 0.05 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
