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MR.1970.17.3-A3
Basic facts:
country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
Malawi | | Rumpi | | Tumbuka | Henga | 1957 | Hugh Tracey |
Language and title:
original language: Tumbuka/Henga
title in original language: Pano pano tabikana mutima
title in English: This village is full of jealousy
Musical composition:
type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
Group | 6 | - |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
function: narrative song
length: 3:10 min.
Performers:
Smart Chigwamba
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-54
If a man finds out that people in the village are jealous of him, he moves away and goes elsewhere to live. Then if someone says to him: "Why have you gone away?", he replies: "This village is full of jealousy."
Tempo:
|
average | 165.3 |
median | 166.67 |
minimum | 127.66 |
maximum | 214.29 |
standaard deviation | 15.59 |
regression factor | -0.08 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)