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MR.1973.6.2-B3
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Gambia | | Kombo District | Bakau | Mandinka (Mandingo) | | Jul 1970 | Knight Roderic |
Language and title:
original language: Malinké
title in original language: Tutu Jara
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | Kora (harp-lute) |
- | |
| Solo | 1 | Kora (harp-lute) |
MALE | |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal, instrumentalvocaal, instrumentaalvocal, instrumental
function: praise song
length: 6:30 min.
Performers:
Amadu Kanuteh, Suntu Suso
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Kora Manding - Mandinka music of the Gambia"
Solo by a kora duet, dedicated to one of the Segou Bambara kings, descendant of Da Monzon, the most famous of them.
Tempo:
|
| average | 121.39 |
| median | 122.45 |
| minimum | 96.77 |
| maximum | 142.86 |
| standaard deviation | 7.4 |
| regression factor | 0.01 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura

Octave reduced tone scale

All pitch candidates

Melodic progress (fragment)