Peter Cooke Uganda Collection

Awili ye maa Iwongi = My mother calls for you, Awili

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:02:34

  • Cultures

    Acholi

  • Shelf mark

    C23/18

  • Recording date

    1965-11-06

  • Is part of (Collection)

    Peter Cooke Uganda Recordings

  • Recording locations

    Bombo village, Buganda (c 30 m north of Kampala), Uganda

  • Performers

    Fr. Okello's Band

  • Recordist

    Cooke, Peter

  • Description

    Performance note: Song with band accompaniment: Awal (calabash), large bass lamellaphone, guitar, piano accordion, nanga (trough zither) and bilo (stopped cone-flute); accordion tuning does not fit with others. Recording note: Recorded at 3 3/4 ips. Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, this is PCUG64-8.24.A5 [announced as no. 49].

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Awili ye maa Iwongi = My mother calls for you, Awili

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