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MR.1968.2.1-6

Basic facts:

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

Language and title:

original language: Kihehe
title in original language:
title in English:

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   Ligombo (zither)   MALE 

Characteristics:

general: instrumental, solo
function: mourning
length: 2:08 min.

Performers:

Simbachawene Mwa Munyambugi

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

This is a mourning song for the singer's father in which he names various ancestors and famous men who have died and points out how all of us are going into the ground.
More information on enclosed notes.


Tempo: help

tempo
average169.29
median171.43
minimum127.66
maximum200
standaard deviation15.44
regression factor-0.09

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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