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MR.1959.22.1-1-A4

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Mauritania      Tagant et Hodh            Jul 1952    

Language and title:

original language:
title in original language: Tehrar faghou: chor cheibani
title in English:

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   unknown   FEMALE 
 Solo    1   unknown   MALE 

Characteristics:

general:
function: unknown
length: unknown

Performers:

Ali ould Eide, Mneina mint Nana

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"Musique Maure - Par Ali ould Eide et Mneina mint Nana"
Reference Musique Maure Musée de l'Homme 54. 1.
Music of the Kounta and Mechdouf tribes.
Tehrar faghou: chor cheibani.
Tehrar denotes a reinforcement of the song.
Chor: the motif that serves as the song's theme, here cheibani, which means "old man".
This side is all in black style. At the beginning it lacks Kar mekke Moussa who specifically represents the joyful black style.


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