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MR.1966.2.3-A3
Basic facts:
country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
Central African Republic | | Extrême Ouest | Beya | Benzélé | | 1965 | Geneviève Taurelle Simkha Aron et |
Language and title:
original language: Sango
title in original language: Nbou
title in English: Nbou (woman's name)
Musical composition:
type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
Solo | 1 | - |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal
function: complaint
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"An Anthology of African Music - Ba-Benzélé Pygmies"
Lament sung by a man who takes up the story of Essapwou, an invalid with two paralyzed legs who grieves over the death of his wife Nbou.
Tempo:
|
average | 177.22 |
median | 179.1 |
minimum | 139.53 |
maximum | 222.22 |
standaard deviation | 14.9 |
regression factor | -0.1 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)