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MR.1995.9.1-3
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Gambia | | Brikama | | Mandinka (Mandingo) | | Apr 1990 | Billy Youdelman |
Language and title:
title in original language: Dangomba
Musical composition:
unknown
Characteristics:
general:
function: unknown
length: 3:05 min.
Performers:
unknown
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"Mandinka and Fulani Music of the Gambia"
Dangomba could be called "a griot highlife song". It belongs to a genre of contemporary Mandinka dance music that has developed over recent years. This is an instrumental piece featuring the balafon.
Tempo:
|
| average | 182.59 |
| median | 181.82 |
| minimum | 142.86 |
| maximum | 230.77 |
| standaard deviation | 14.87 |
| regression factor | 0.15 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
