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MR.1973.6.2-B1
Basic facts:
country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
Gambia | | Kombo District | Bakau | Mandinka (Mandingo) | | Aug 1970 | Knight Roderic |
Language and title:
original language: Malinké
title in original language: Sunkariba
title in English: Sunkariba (man's name)
Musical composition:
type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
Solo | 1 | Kora (harp-lute) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumental
function: historical song
length: 5:40 min.
Performers:
Nyama Suso
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Kora Manding - Mandinka music of the Gambia"
Solo song by a man accompanying himself on a kora; the theme is the story of a tireless Mandinka warrior who became famous during wars between regional kingdoms in the 19th century.
Tempo:
|
average | 140.44 |
median | 142.86 |
minimum | 101.69 |
maximum | 176.47 |
standaard deviation | 15.01 |
regression factor | -0.08 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)