Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Collection
Emukanya bulo. Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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Type
sound
Duration
00:23:40
Cultures
Soga
Shelf mark
C4/27
Recording date
1954-06
Recording locations
Uganda Museum, Kampala
Performers
Kasuwa, A. (singer, male, bowl lyre)
Recordist
Wachsmann, Klaus, 1907-1984
Description
Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 54.46. Item notes : From available documentation: the English translation of the song lyrics are "Millet eater is sweet all over his body because he has eaten millet and fish, millet eater does not run but he is faster than a car, millet eater does all work and at the end of the month all women come to him." Performer notes : The Soga bowl lyre is known as the ntongooli.
Metadata record:
Emukanya bulo. Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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