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MR.1966.2.3-B15
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: Lenkokodi
title in English: The lizard drummer
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | - |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, solo
function: narrative
length: unknown
Performers:
Mangalo
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"An Anthology of African Music - Ba-Benzélé Pygmies"
Mangalo tells the story of Lenkokodi the lizard, his wife Ekpa and their son Tounga. What's interesting about the story is the strength of its telling: Mangalo's imitation of the three lizards' shouts, mimicking their particular movements: breast-stroke, fluctuations, quickly running, sudden immobility, make Mangalo's story a veritable dramatic play.
Tempo:
no information available
Pitch:
no information available