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MR.1963.2.3-1
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Morocco | | | Ahansal | Ait Atta | | Jul 1960 | Ferdinand De Hen |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Ahidous
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Group | 4 | - |
MALE |
| Group | 4 | Ainza (frame drum) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
function: ritual music
length: 0:00 min.
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
The Atta are a Berber ethnic group.
Participants' ages: 30.
Performed during the visit of Ait Atla Ylmechan to the sacred village of Ahansal.
Continued from track 63.2.2/2.
The singers are divided into two groups that slowly move toward each other.
Married women must not participate in this ritual.
The Arab name for the Ainza: Bendir.
Tempo:
no information available
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
