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MR.1966.2.3-B14
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: Sokopina
title in English: Tree with red fruit
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | - |
MALE |
| Group | unknown | - |
MALE |
| Group | unknown | - |
FEMALE |
Characteristics:
general:
responsorial, vocal
function: narrative
length: unknown
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"An Anthology of African Music - Ba-Benzélé Pygmies"
A storyteller unfolds another story dealing with gorillas and their unbridled passion for fruit. Here the gorilla is given a surname: "Manguengue-langue": He who eats fruit. And again, the story is told with admirable dramatic flair: voice, gestures, imitations...
Tempo:
no information available
Pitch:
no information available