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MR.1971.5.1-A2
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Burkina Faso | | Gaoua | Gaoua | Lobi | | 18 Mar 1961 | Duvelle Charles |
Language and title:
original language: Lobi
title in original language:
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Bambam (double-skin drum) |
- |
| Solo | 1 | Elong (xylophone) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental
function: funeral
length: 5:17 min.
Performers:
Sié Sib
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Musiques du Pays Lobi"
Music for funerals (here of a respected farmer). Note that among the Lobi, funerals give rise to large celebrations.
Tempo:
|
| average | 109.37 |
| median | 109.09 |
| minimum | 93.75 |
| maximum | 125 |
| standaard deviation | 3.47 |
| regression factor | 0.01 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
