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MR.1959.22.2-A1
Basic facts:
country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
Namibia | | Nyae Nyae | | Bosjesmannen | | 1953 | |
Language and title:
original language: Khoisan
title in original language:
title in English:
Musical composition:
type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
Solo | 1 | - |
FEMALE |
Characteristics:
general:
function: unknown
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Bushman Music and Pygmy Music"
Reference Bushman Music. Musée de l'Homme 55 - 3
Bushman woman singing.
A bushman woman sings a song expressing the pleasure of finding //karu, a succulent wild root that is one of their favorite foods.
Tempo:
|
average | 154.43 |
median | 153.85 |
minimum | 122.45 |
maximum | 181.82 |
standaard deviation | 11.25 |
regression factor | -0.15 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)