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That paper was nice addition; unfortunately it's a bit hard to read so I'm putting it in an "external link" section. Great to find the year when this temp was discovered
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{{About|the regular temperament|the scale structure sometimes associated with it|7L 2s}}
{{About|the regular temperament|the scale structure sometimes associated with it|7L 2s}}


'''Mavila''' is an extremely important [[temperament]]. It was first discovered by [[Erv Wilson]] after studying the tuning of the "Timbila" music of the Chopi tribe in Mozambique. See Wilson's https://anaphoria.com/metameantone-mavila.pdf
'''Mavila''' is an extremely important [[temperament]]. It was first discovered by [[Erv Wilson]], possibly in 1989<ref>A ''Linear Tuning of 4-"5"-"6" Artihmetic Mean (−3=5)'' paper from 1989 was referenced in Erv Wilson's ''Meta Meantone & Meta Mavila'' paper.</ref>, after studying the tuning of the timbila music of the Chopi tribe in Mozambique.  


See [[Pelogic family #Mavila]] for more technical data.
See [[Pelogic family #Mavila]] for more technical data.
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* 23edo: <soundcloud>https://soundcloud.com/mikebattagliaexperiments/sets/the-mavila-experiments</soundcloud>
* 23edo: <soundcloud>https://soundcloud.com/mikebattagliaexperiments/sets/the-mavila-experiments</soundcloud>
* 25edo: <soundcloud>https://soundcloud.com/mikebattagliaexperiments/sets/the-mavila-experiments-25-edo</soundcloud>
* 25edo: <soundcloud>https://soundcloud.com/mikebattagliaexperiments/sets/the-mavila-experiments-25-edo</soundcloud>
== See also ==
* [[African music]] – contains a discussion about the original tuning that inspired the discovery of this temperament
== External links ==
* [https://anaphoria.com/metameantone-mavila.pdf ''Meta Meantone & Meta Mavila''] by Erv Wilson
== Notes ==


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