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MR.1973.4.1-B2
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: Chedo
title in English:
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 Siso
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Gambie - Mandinka kora par Jali Nyama Suso"
Solo song by a man accompanying himself on kora; "Chedo" in Peul means "Mandinka", a people of Gambia; the song describes the 1865 fall of the Mandinka empire whose capital was Kabu.
Tempo:
|
| average | 59.7 |
| median | 59.4 |
| minimum | 48 |
| maximum | 75.94 |
| standaard deviation | 4.32 |
| regression factor | -0.01 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
