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MR.1979.34.2-A5
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Seychelles | | | | | | 1978 | Bernard Koechlin |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Dodo baba
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | - |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
vocal
function: lullaby
length: 3:25 min.
Performers:
Dolfin Franset
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
Lullaby performed, always by Dolfin Franset, with tenderness and humor, the singer even takes out "his phial", a flask that no doubt contains a calming potion. The term "baba", in Seychellian Creole, means a baby.
"Seychelles 2: Musiques oubliées 'des Îles'"
Tempo:
no information available
Pitch:
no information available