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MR.1973.6.2-A2
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Gambia | | Kombo District | Kembujay | Mandinka (Mandingo) | | Mar 1970 | Knight Roderic |
Language and title:
original language: Malinké
title in original language: Bamba
title in English: Crocodile
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Kora (harp-lute) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental
function: praise song
length: 5:00 min.
Performers:
Amadu Bansang Jebateh
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Kora Manding - Mandinka music of the Gambia"
Solo song by a man accompanying himself on a kora; it was composed for a Mandinka chief by a couple of musicians. "Bamba" means "crocodile", which among the Mandinka is an honourific title of grandeur and gallantry.
Tempo:
|
| average | 116.49 |
| median | 113.85 |
| minimum | 93.02 |
| maximum | 153.85 |
| standaard deviation | 11.34 |
| regression factor | -0.05 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
