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MR.1970.17.23-A7

Basic facts:

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

Language and title:

original language: Nyanja/Chewa
title in original language: Amtheka cingondo
title in English: They've put the clay hat on

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   Bangwe (zither)   FEMALE 

Characteristics:

general:
function: ritual music
length: 1:35 min.

Performers:

Thawani Mwale

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-76
After girls have been clothed and are taken to the place of initiation, the woman officiating puts a heavy clay hat on each girl's head. The girls sing, "They have put on the clay hats. Yours, my friend, suits you very well."


Tempo: help

tempo
average133.31
median136.36
minimum105.26
maximum157.89
standaard deviation11.98
regression factor-0.21

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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