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MR.1970.1.22-A3
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Zimbabwe | Matabeleland North | Hwange | | Bemba | | 1957 | Hugh Tracey |
Language and title:
original language: Bemba
title in original language: Tuli baBemba
title in English: We are Bemba, we are good people, we do not sharpen our teeth
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Group | 6 | (handclapping) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
function: narrative song
length: 2:54 min.
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-23
Topical song with clapping by a group of six Bemba men.
Recording: Wankie Colliery, Wankie, South Rhodesia.
The singers go on to say: "Be careful, we will take out your eyes."
The Bemba, it appears, are given to boasting. Several tribes in Central Africa file their teeth, sometimes to fine sharp points.
Tempo:
|
| average | 164.79 |
| median | 166.67 |
| minimum | 122.45 |
| maximum | 193.55 |
| standaard deviation | 11.99 |
| regression factor | 0.07 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
