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MR.1966.2.3-A8
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: Ngoma
title in English: The porcupine
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Group | 3 | Ndoumou (3 trom. Benzélé) (single-skin drum) |
- | |
| Group | 2 | Awoko (rattle) |
- | |
| Solo | 1 | (struck object) |
- | |
| Solo | 1 | (handclapping) |
MALE | |
| Group | unknown | (handclapping) |
MALE | |
| Group | unknown | (handclapping) |
FEMALE | |
Characteristics:
general:
polyphony, responsorial, vocal, instrumentalpolyfonie, responsoriaal, vocaal, instrumentaalpolyphonie, responsorial, vocal, instrumental
function: hunting
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"An Anthology of African Music - Ba-Benzélé Pygmies"
Invocation song for hunting of the Mouya rhythm intended exclusively for songs having a magic character; it's accompanied by a dance performed on the eve of going hunting. While the women can unite their voices with those of the men, they are strictly forbidden from participating in the dance; they sing while keeping a certain distance from the men.
Tempo:
|
| average | 142.36 |
| median | 142.86 |
| minimum | 117.65 |
| maximum | 162.16 |
| standaard deviation | 6.21 |
| regression factor | -0.01 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
