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MR.1959.13.9-B2
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Liberia | | | | Maninka (Malinké) | | 1954 | Olie Packard L. |
Language and title:
original language: Maninkakan de l'est
title in original language:
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Balafon (xylophone) |
MALE |
| Solo | 1 | Balafon (xylophone) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental
function: religious song
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Folk Music Of Liberia"
Singing by a men's duet who sing while each accompanies himself on a xylophone; they sing during a Muslim celebration among the Malinke.
Tempo:
|
| average | 153.77 |
| median | 155.84 |
| minimum | 115.38 |
| maximum | 193.55 |
| standaard deviation | 14.72 |
| regression factor | -0.21 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
