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MR.1959.13.5-B7

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Nigeria            Yoruba      1953   Bascom William 

Language and title:


Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   Iya ilu (Bata) (double-skin drum)   -    
 Solo    1   Kudi (Bata) (double-skin drum)   -    
 Solo    1   Omele (Bata) (double-skin drum)   -    

Characteristics:

general: instrumental
instrumentaal
instrumental
function: religious song
length: unknown

Performers:

unknown

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"Drums of the Yoruba of Nigeria"
Rhythms played on Bata drums for Shapana, Shango's big brother, who is invoked against smallpox among the Yoruba. He is known in Cuba as the god Babaluaire, father of the world.


Tempo: help

tempo
average128.38
median130.43
minimum93.75
maximum153.85
standaard deviation13.38
regression factor-0.14

Pitch: help

Tessitura

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Octave reduced tone scale

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All pitch candidates

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Melodic progress (fragment)

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