Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Collection
Wako [Wakoli?] ali mu Gadumire, Wako ali mu Kyankya - Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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Type
sound
Duration
00:29:08
Cultures
Soga
Shelf mark
C4/39
Recording date
1954-09-03
Recording locations
Gadumire, Uganda
Performers
unidentified (drum ensemble) , unidentified (2 side-blown gourd trumpets) , unidentified (solo singer, male) , unidentified (singers, children)
Recordist
Wachsmann, Klaus, 1907-1984
Description
Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 54.322. Performer notes: From available documentation: names of drums: ntukire / nkunyo - with bells suspended from it; nzirugobe - cylindrical-conical drum; nakatwanyi bakyala basumba kamulali - comparable to the kannabba drums of Buganda kyaita mugeni. The trumpets are covered in black hide and with a tassle of goat's hair over the pavillion.
Metadata record:
Wako [Wakoli?] ali mu Gadumire, Wako ali mu Kyankya - Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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