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MR.1970.17.3-A5

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: Nkhendanga uteka ukwenka zeza
title in English: I was walking and found the grass moving

Musical composition:

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

Characteristics:

general:
function: entertainment
length: 4:12 min.

Performers:

Ruben Tankadi Mbuluwundi

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:


Tempo: help

tempo
average172
median169.49
minimum133.33
maximum222.22
standaard deviation15.05
regression factor-0.07

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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