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MR.1970.1.3-B5

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Zimbabwe   Manicaland   Chipinga      Ndau      1955   Hugh Tracey 

Language and title:

original language: Ndau
title in original language: Hiyo woye, Busai-we
title in English: Hi Busai !

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   Mbira Dza WaNdau (lamellaphone)   - 

Characteristics:

general:
function: complaint
length: 2:57 min.

Performers:

Simon Mafiru Sitole

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-3
Personal laments "with mbira dza WaNdau" and "deze" resonator.
"Hi, there Busai. See my poverty, brother. This great trouble which causes it, Busai. That is, when I think of it I weep, Busai."
The tuning of the central octave of the instrument was as follows: 440, 392, 364, 332, 296, 260, 220 vps.


Tempo: help

tempo
average183.77
median183.77
minimum130.43
maximum222.22
standaard deviation12.53
regression factor0.16

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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