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MR.1968.2.1-11

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Tanzania         Kalenga   Hehe      1965   Alison Redmayne 

Language and title:

original language: Kihehe

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Group   unknown   (rattle)   -    
 Solo    1   -   FEMALE    
 Group   unknown   -   BOY    
 Group   unknown   -   GIRL    

Characteristics:

general: choir, instrumental, solo
koor, instrumentaal, solo
choeur, instrumental, solo
function: complaint
length: 1:08 min.

Performers:

Mukami

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"Luheyo" song, "luheyo" is the Kihehe word for a type of simple short song, often sad, if not actually about death and mourning, and nearly always sung by women.
More information on enclosed notes.


Tempo: help

tempo
average106.52
median107.14
minimum84.5
maximum120
standaard deviation5.1
regression factor0.1

Pitch: help

Tessitura

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Octave reduced tone scale

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All pitch candidates

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Melodic progress (fragment)

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