Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Collection
Abalo dyanga abala ame kono anyom gira i dyera owiny. Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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Type
sound
Duration
00:31:33
Cultures
Lango
Shelf mark
C4/32
Subjects
flute songs
Recording date
1954-05-29
Recording locations
Anyeke, Uganda
Performers
Olet, Sira (otule), unidentified (otule cone flute set), unidentified (pellet bells)
Recordist
Wachsmann, Klaus, 1907-1984
Singers
unidentified (mixed chorus)
Description
Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 54.165. English translation of song lyrics from available documentation: "I have wasted my cattle for nothing instead of marrying my beloved girl Owiny". Performer notes : From available documentation: the group are from Ngai. The names of the flutes are: Atong, Atinere, Agam, Adang, Agam Adit, and Aryem (leader). This genre is of hocketing one-note [sometimes two] flutes. The ensemble had high status like the eshugu flute ensembles of the kings of Bunyoro and Nkore.
Metadata record:
Abalo dyanga abala ame kono anyom gira i dyera owiny. Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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