Peter Cooke Uganda Collection

Yaya numala musalle (musaale?) (Brother, I hope you will complete the circumcision)

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:06:10

  • Cultures

    Masaba

  • Shelf mark

    C23/27

  • Subjects

    Zingoma ze palu (Circumcision song / dance)

  • Recording date

    1968-06-30

  • Is part of (Collection)

    Peter Cooke Uganda Recordings

  • Recording locations

    Outside home of Mr James Kajeke, Bumusi (Bulambuli muluka), Buyobo Gomolola, Bugisu District, Uganda

  • Performers

    Unidentified (drum), Unidentified (singer, male)

  • Recordist

    Cooke, Peter

  • Description

    Item note: Zingoma ze palu (Circumcision song / dance). Performance note: Sung so as to provide clear texts. With one drum in distance. Performer's note: Sung by a young school boy of the Banabahaala clan from Bulambuli Muluka. Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, this is PCUG64-8.37.A4.

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Yaya numala musalle (musaale?) (Brother, I hope you will complete the circumcision)

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