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MR.1970.1.3-B6

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Zimbabwe   Manicaland   Chipinga      Ndau      1957   Hugh Tracey 

Language and title:

original language: Ndau
title in original language: Sisi woeri hai
title in English: Oh, sister

Musical composition:

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

Characteristics:

general:
function: narrative song
length: 3:10 min.

Performers:

Simon Mafiru Sitole

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-3
Topical song with "mbira dza WaNdau" and "deze" resonator.
The word "sisi" is taken from the English "sister" and is correctly mukunda. The singer put some of his own words to the old tune sung by his father. "I washed myself carefully, put on my best clothes and went to look for her down by the pool. But she was not there!"


Tempo: help

tempo
average167.67
median166.67
minimum130.43
maximum193.55
standaard deviation9.75
regression factor0.09

Pitch: help

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Octave reduced tone scale

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