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MR.1973.4.1-A3
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Gambia | | | | Mandinka (Mandingo) | | Apr 1972 | Grinstead Daniel |
Language and title:
original language: Mandinka
title in original language: Kuruntu Kelefa / Kelafaba
title in English: In the steps of Kelefa / Kelefa the great
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"
Two songs by a man accompanying himself on kora; they are dedicatd to Kelefa Sanneh, a legendary hero of the Mandinka people.
Tempo:
|
| average | 110.71 |
| median | 111.11 |
| minimum | 88.23 |
| maximum | 133.33 |
| standaard deviation | 7.2 |
| regression factor | 0.01 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)