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MR.1996.4.6-4
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Somalia | | | | | | 1950 | John Storm Roberts |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Dakhtar
title in English: Doctor
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | (guitar) |
MALE |
Characteristics:
general:
function: unknown
length: 4:08 min.
Performers:
Amin Xaaji Maxamed
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"African Acoustic - Sounds Eastern and Southern"
Somalia just to the north of Kenyan coastal areas shares the latter's heritage of Afro-Arab traditions. Here a fine street musician uses a steel-stringed guitar to play an essentialy traditional "ud" part. The doctor of the title is being chided for having no cure for unrequited love.
Tempo:
|
| average | 171.77 |
| median | 171.43 |
| minimum | 130.43 |
| maximum | 206.9 |
| standaard deviation | 13.18 |
| regression factor | 0.06 |
|
Pitch:
Tessitura
Octave reduced tone scale
All pitch candidates
Melodic progress (fragment)
