Four Igbo Songs No. 2: TUZU

"Igbo, people living chiefly in southeastern Nigeria who speak Igbo, a language of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

Before European colonization, the Igbo were not united as a single people but lived in autonomous local communities. By the mid-20th century, however, a sense of ethnic identity was strongly developed, and the Igbo-dominated Eastern region of Nigeria tried to unilaterally secede from Nigeria in 1967 as the independent nation of Biafra. By the turn of the 21st century, the Igbo numbered some 20 million." - Britannica

Arrangement: The composer has created an accompaniment for the Igbo folk melody, "Tuzu"!

Compound Meter: 12/8 Time, Dotted Quarter = 110 beats per minute. Listen to the beat on a metronome, and then conduct along with the song!

Rhythmic Pattern: Notated at this link