Peter Cooke Uganda Collection
To pa lacan atura = A poor man's death is a sudden death
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Type
sound
Duration
00:03:39
Cultures
Acholi
Shelf mark
C23/14
Subjects
Lyel song (for funeral dances)
Recording date
1968-01-04 to 1968-01-06
Is part of (Collection)
Peter Cooke Uganda Recordings
Recording locations
Pakwelo, Gulu, Northern Province, Uganda
Performers
Kidi, Aloni (singer, male, nanga), Unidentified (singers, male)
Recordist
Cooke, Peter
Description
Item note: Lyel song (for funeral dances). Performance note: Accompanied by Nanga and by beating of fingers on bowl resonator (fingers were used because no wire brushes were available) Performer's note: Old villager of the Lakwa clan, patongo. Recording note: Recorded at 3 3/4 ips. Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, this is PCUG64-8.19.A5.
Metadata record:
To pa lacan atura = A poor man's death is a sudden death
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