Peter Cooke Uganda Collection

Dingi Dingi dance

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:04:12

  • Cultures

    Acholi

  • Shelf mark

    C23/24

  • Subjects

    Dingi Dingi girls' dance

  • Recording date

    1968-06-08 to 1968-06-09

  • Is part of (Collection)

    Peter Cooke Uganda Recordings

  • Recording locations

    House of president of Uganda, Nakasero Hill, Kampala, Uganda

  • Performers

    Heartbeat of Africa Dingi Dingi Dance Group, Unidentified (dancers, leg bells), Unidentified (drum), Unidentified (flute), Unidentified (whistle)

  • Recordist

    Cooke, Peter

  • Description

    Item note: Dingi Dingi girls' dance. Performance note: With two aluminium notched pentatonic flutes, two drums - stick beaten, calabashes with wire brush beaters, whistle and pellet bells on legs of girl dancers. Performer's note: Dingi Dingi dance group of "Heartbeat of Africa" troupe. Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, this is PCUG1964-8.32.A8.

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Dingi Dingi dance

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