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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: help

tempo
average164.79
median166.67
minimum122.45
maximum193.55
standaard deviation11.99
regression factor0.07

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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