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MR.1968.24.4-A2

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Togo      Nord-Togo   Lama-Bo   Kabré      1968   Verdier Raymond 

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Musical composition:

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

Characteristics:

general: responsorial, choir, vocal
function: work song
length: 3:00 min.

Performers:

unknown

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"Musique Kabrè du Nord-Togo"
Two women's songs. The first is performed at the end of domestic chores, the second to encourage hunters as they depart for the forest. Verdier calls attention to an "ornamental" refrain and responsory chorus in each of these songs.


Tempo: help

tempo
average101.71
median101.69
minimum78.94
maximum120
standaard deviation8.36
regression factor-0.04

Pitch: help

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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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