Back
MR.1973.4.1-A1
Basic facts:
country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
Gambia | | | Yundum | Mandinka (Mandingo) | | Apr 1972 | Grinstead Daniel |
Language and title:
original language: Mandinka
title in original language: Yundumunko
title in English: The man of Yundum
Musical composition:
type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
Solo | 1 | Kora (harp-lute) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental
function: historical song
length: unknown
Performers:
Sali Nyama Suso
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Gambie - Mandinka kora par Jali Nyama Suso"
Solo song by a man accompanying himself on kora and evoking a great hunter of the village of Yundum killed by his rifle's recoil.
Tempo:
|
average | 141.25 |
median | 142.86 |
minimum | 109.09 |
maximum | 166.67 |
standaard deviation | 8.88 |
regression factor | 0.03 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)