Response on "Mystery sound"

Mystery sound Name: Institution: The artist has employed a number of sounds in this piece. In the first part of the recording the sounds are coming from a group of people that seem to be singing in unison, as part of a ritual which could be traditional or religious. The persons in the song use repetition for a short phrase, which they sing at a normal tempo, with some tonal variations raising from the first words of the phrase towards the last words of the same phrase. In the second part of the recording that starts at around the forty third second, there is more singing from a large group of persons, with some variations in the technique. Unlike the first part, here there are some drumming and clapping together with sounds that signify tapping feet. Then there follows some ululation, which seems to come from several female high pitched voices. A man`s voice follows in what sounds like religious recitals that are then followed by females` voices and a single female voice sounds like panting. In the back ground there are sounds of water hitting a large area, such as sounds that come from the water at sea hitting the beach front in form of waves. More musical female voices that are much more calm with mild tonal variations can now be heard towards the end of the recording, as they die out and the piece comes to an end. There is a narrative that is suggested in the piece, which mostly points in the direction of a religious community t...