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MR.1959.13.8-B3
Basic facts:
country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
Senegal | | | | Wolof | | 1954 | Ames David |
Language and title:
original language: Wolof
title in original language: Gajo
title in English:
Musical composition:
type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
Solo | 1 | Tama (double-skin drum) |
- |
Group | 2 | Sabar (njol sabar) (single-skin drum) |
- |
Group | 2 | Gorong (single-skin drum) |
- |
Characteristics:
general:
responsorial, vocal
function: dance song
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Wolof Music of Senegal and the Gambia"
Dance music following the naming ceremony for a chief's first born son.
Tempo:
|
average | 113.09 |
median | 113.21 |
minimum | 89.55 |
maximum | 130.43 |
standaard deviation | 7.24 |
regression factor | -0 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)