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MR.1970.17.3-A4

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: Kanakazi kayaya mbebeweta pamulomo
title in English: The unfaithful wife talks too much

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Group   6   -   MALE 

Characteristics:

general:
function: narrative song
length: 3:03 min.

Performers:

Smart Chigwamba

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:

"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-54
The unfaithful wife deliberately annoys her husband by nagging him, until he leaves her.


Tempo: help

tempo
average138.22
median136.06
minimum109.09
maximum187.5
standaard deviation14.44
regression factor-0.12

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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