The British Library The British Library Two wedding dances / Omwana wakitange C0023X0032XX-09 C23/32 Item note: Embaga (wedding dance). This was Cooke's first return visit to Uganda since 1968. Many of the informants were old friends who had survived 19 years of political turmoil and war. Conditions in southern Uganda were bad - the infrastructure of the country was in ruins and manufactured goods were in desperately short supply. Northern Uganda was still at war with the new President of Uganda, Museveni; The 1987 visit was made possible through the generosity of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland and the Travel and Research Committee of the University of Edinburgh. Performance note: Played under covered compound area in midst of gatherings of relatives, friends and spectators; Musicians had arrived very late after playing for the Ssabataka celebratians and then driving some 40 miles in a pick-up truck to Bukoloota arriving around 9 pm. Loud cheers. Hot drumming; Voice slightly distant; Has counting by audience at 1'15"; Ends of sections at 1'25" 3'02" 4'47" 5'50" etc up to 18'48". Recording note: Better sound mix and clearer words than at end of previous tape. Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, this isPCUG87.3.1-3.3. Ganda sound Embaga (wedding dance) Ssempeke, Albert (ndingidi) Unidentified (dancers) Unidentified (drums) Unidentified (madinda) Cooke, Peter 1987-09-12 outside Bridegroom's house, Bukoloota village, Bugerere, Uganda Peter Cooke Uganda Recordings 96000 24 00:24:34 96000 24 00:24:34 44100 16 192 kbps 00:24:34 44100 16 128 kbps