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MR.1970.17.23-A4

Basic facts:

 country   province   region   village   people   group   date   collector 
 Malawi      Chadza      Nyanja   Chewa   1958   Hugh Tracey 

Language and title:

original language: Nyanja/Chewa
title in original language: Alulu kalele mwana
title in English:

Musical composition:

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

Characteristics:

general:
function: lullaby
length: 1:21 min.

Performers:

Manu Kuenda

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-76
"Alulu, go and nurse the child.
When I go to draw water my child is on my back. When I go to fetch firewood, the child is on my back. When I cook, the child is just beside me and may get burnt. I don't want to keep on telling you the same thing. So Alulu, go and nurse the child."


Tempo: help

tempo
average140.88
median142.86
minimum109.09
maximum171.43
standaard deviation12.49
regression factor-0.18

Pitch: help

Tessitura

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Octave reduced tone scale

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Melodic progress (fragment)

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