Talk:Akazehe

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 19:34, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that rural women in Burundi greet each other with intricate musical rituals called akazehe? Source: The melodies result from concatenation of short segments. [...] The two voices use common melodic material (mode, ambitus, rhythmic cycle) but are superimposed out of alignment and at times off-beat. https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/emt/article/view/30278/34694
  • Reviewed: QPQ not required as this is my second nomination

Created by Zanahary (talk). Self-nominated at 05:32, 15 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Akazehe; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• QPQ and sourcing checks out. Article is new and long enough, with no obvious issues. Hook checks out, but its a little on the long side. Perhaps just "... that rural women in Burundi greet each other through an intricate musical form called akazehe?" In general, hooks are best the more you can condense their core idea. Good work on the article by the way, expansion on coverage of African cultural and social topics has been sorely needed! - Generalissima (talk) 23:38, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
• I've edited the hook. Thanks for your feedback! Zanahary (talk) 02:12, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Audio File Sounds Off

I'm not 100% sure on this, but the sample audio of the Akazehe sounds like it might be playing backwards-- it sounds sort of robotic and odd. Not certain how to fix this, but hoping to bring it to the attention of someone who does! PDFDownloader100 (talk) 14:05, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Nope, that is an accurate recording! The rhythm is very tight and precise, it sounds inhuman, but it is real. Zanahary (talk) 18:51, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

Wow, well in that case, what incredible singing! Unlike anything I've ever heard in my life. Glad this article got the feature so I could learn about it!! PDFDownloader100 (talk) 22:48, 28 November 2023 (UTC)