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Each of these traditions deserves its own page, but until an editor with expertise in these traditions arrives to give them the coverage they deserve, they will be briefly discussed here with external sources given for further reading. | Each of these traditions deserves its own page, but until an editor with expertise in these traditions arrives to give them the coverage they deserve, they will be briefly discussed here with external sources given for further reading. | ||
== Equipentatonic tunings == | |||
Many cultures use an [[equipentatonic]] tuning: | Many cultures use an [[equipentatonic]] tuning: | ||
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*[[Ugandan|Uganda]] also has equipentatonic music. Their marimba is called the amadinda. They also play harps. | *[[Ugandan|Uganda]] also has equipentatonic music. Their marimba is called the amadinda. They also play harps. | ||
== Equiheptatonic tunings == | |||
Many cultures use an [[equiheptatonic]] tuning: | Many cultures use an [[equiheptatonic]] tuning: | ||
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* The [[Chopi]] people of [[Mozambican|Mozambique]] play large marimba ensembles spanning 4 octaves. Their marimba, called the timbila, is tuned roughly equiheptatonic. The timbila tuning of the Mavila village creates an approximate [[TAMNAMS|soft-of-basic]] [[2L5s]] scale. The [[Mavila]] temperament gets its name from this village. | * The [[Chopi]] people of [[Mozambican|Mozambique]] play large marimba ensembles spanning 4 octaves. Their marimba, called the timbila, is tuned roughly equiheptatonic. The timbila tuning of the Mavila village creates an approximate [[TAMNAMS|soft-of-basic]] [[2L5s]] scale. The [[Mavila]] temperament gets its name from this village. | ||
[[Malagasy|Madagascar]] was colonized by Indonesians long ago, and the music is a mixture of African and [[Indonesian]]. Tarika Sammy is a well-known group. | == Other tunings == | ||
* The [[Wagogo]] people of central [[Tanzanian|Tanzania]] use a [[pentatonic]] scale 1/1 - 9/8 - 5/4 - 3/2 - 7/4 ([[Overtone scale|harmonics 5 through 10]], similar to [[5afdo]]) in all their songs and all their instruments. Instruments include: [[kalimba]], harp, fiddle, [[marimba]], hand drum. Vocals tend to have parallel harmonies, singing at a distance of a [[penta-third]]. Hukwe Zawose is a well-known Wagogo musician. | |||
* [[Malagasy|Madagascar]] was colonized by Indonesians long ago, and the music is a mixture of African and [[Indonesian]]. Tarika Sammy is a well-known group. | |||
An essential family of musical cultures of Africa is the [[Arabic,_Turkish,_Persian|Arabic]] one, for which there is a separate page. | * An essential family of musical cultures of Africa is the [[Arabic,_Turkish,_Persian|Arabic]] one, for which there is a separate page. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://infohost.nmt.edu/%7Ejstarret/pygmies.html Baka Pygmies vocal polyphony] | * [http://infohost.nmt.edu/%7Ejstarret/pygmies.html Baka Pygmies vocal polyphony] | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/497105067092502/posts/930794453723559/?comment_id=930798123723192 Facebook thread in the MMTT group about wagogo music, includes pre-Hukwe-Zawose recordings] | * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/497105067092502/posts/930794453723559/?comment_id=930798123723192 Facebook thread in the MMTT group about wagogo music, includes pre-Hukwe-Zawose recordings] | ||
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