The British Library The British Library Bwenonda obola mutwala wompitimma C0023X0017XX-05 C23/17 Item note: Kigwara (kigwala), ocarina. Performance note: Usually played when white ants are emerging from the ground in company of percussion beam and singing. Two holes at either end of piece of eggshell shapped gourd. Plays approx. s, l, d, r (s = all down, l = left on, right off, d = right on , left off; r = all off). When left thumb is part off and right th is off a slightly lower note than r is sounded. He scraped the holes clean with a potsherd before playing. R th never came completely off. Much slurring and tongue occasionally used; women sing and ants emerge from ground. Performer's note: Old man of Miumu clan. Recording note: Recorded at 3 3/4 ips. Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, this is PCUG64-8.23.A5 [announced as item 8]. Gwere sound Kigwara (kigwala), ocarina. Unidentified (kigwara) Unidentified (singers, female) Cooke, Peter Members of John Blacking's African music course 1965-11-03 4 miles east of Terinyi ferry in Bugwere, Eastern Uganda Peter Cooke Uganda Recordings 96000 24 00:04:27 96000 24 00:04:27 44100 16 192 kbps 00:04:27 44100 16 128 kbps