Peter Cooke Uganda Collection
Lokican = The suffering one
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Type
sound
Duration
00:02:58
Cultures
Teso
Shelf mark
C23/16
Subjects
Aulero flute song
Recording date
1968-02-20
Is part of (Collection)
Peter Cooke Uganda Recordings
Recording locations
Kwapa village, Tororo, Eastern Region, Uganda
Performers
Okada, John (aulero)
Speakers
Okot, Manuel (male)
Description
Item note: Aulero flute song with 'akibwang' recitation. Performance note: Auleru, obliquely blown end flute, 4 stops; Played for cattle. Further info. later provided by student Laban Erapu as follows:- 'Though recorded at a beer club it is not played at beer usually, but for solo delectation. It usually accompanies an oration and "you can feel the words" (the flute) sound very like Ateso". The words are a prayer to ancestors but this is a rather inexpert and impromptu performance. There is normally a set text performed by proficient professionals. This text is a conflation of improvised and sometimes trivial references.' Performer's note: John Okada (aulero flute) of Ikarwok clan; Okot, Manuel (akibwang recitation). Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, this is PCUG64-8.22.A6 [Announced as 'Item no. 6 Aulero'].
Metadata record:
Lokican = The suffering one
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