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MR.1959.22.1-2-B2
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: Lebiadh djeinna
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | unknown |
MALE |
| Solo | 1 | unknown |
FEMALE |
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. 4.
Music of the Kounta and Mechdouf tribes.
Lebiadh djeinna.
Lebiadh: the white way.
Djeinna: the exact white path (in the black way).
This play is composed of three songs. The first is a love song, on the famous Arabic verses "Ghouloub el achighina..." ("The hearts of the lovers..."). The second deals with an abandoned camp. The third is praise from one Cheikh to another (Cheikh Sydia to Cheikh Sadd-Bouh).
Tempo:
no information available
Pitch:
no information available