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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, instrumentalvocaal, instrumentaalvocal, 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)
