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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:
|
average | 138.22 |
median | 136.06 |
minimum | 109.09 |
maximum | 187.5 |
standaard deviation | 14.44 |
regression factor | -0.12 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)