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MR.1970.17.47-B1

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: He Khalumo-lumo
title in English: He! The Khalumo-lumo

Musical composition:

 type   # performers   instrument (type)   singing voice 
 Solo    1   (frame drum)   - 
 Solo    1   (single-skin drum)   FEMALE 
 Solo    1   (handclapping)   MALE 
 Solo    1   (handclapping)   FEMALE 
 Group   unknown   (handclapping)   FEMALE 

Characteristics:

general:
function: fortune telling
length: 3:31 min.

Performers:

James Mofokeng, Mahanyane Rakaki, Mamojela Letsipa

Fragment:

not available online

Remarks:


Tempo: help

tempo
average131.63
median130.43
minimum101.69
maximum153.85
standaard deviation7.68
regression factor-0.08

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)

pitch melo