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MR.1970.17.47-A8
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Lesotho | | Berea | | Basotho | | 1959 | Hugh Tracey |
Language and title:
original language: Sotho
title in original language: Kunyete
title in English: Girls dresses
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | (mouth organ) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
function: praise song
length: 0:59 min.
Performers:
Jacquot Mokete
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-101
The player played an empty condensed milk tin picked up off the ground nearby, over the free end of the harmonica, vibrating it to and fro as far as his mouth position would allow, thus producing not only greater resonance to his own ear but a vibrato as well.
Tempo:
|
| average | 144.27 |
| median | 146.34 |
| minimum | 115.38 |
| maximum | 176.47 |
| standaard deviation | 12.71 |
| regression factor | -0.2 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
