Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Collection

Aya do winy loka, aya ka ocito Labongo gwingya cwer (Aya, listen to what I say, if Aya went to Lagongo I feel very sorry). Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:30:56

  • Cultures

    Acholi

  • Shelf mark

    C4/54

  • Subjects

    Larakaraka songs - Africa (Acholi).

  • Recording date

    1954-11-11

  • Recording locations

    Kitgum, Uganda

  • Performers

    unidentified (male chorus, scrapers), unidentified (papaw stalk)

  • Recordist

    Wachsmann, Klaus, 1907-1984

  • Description

    Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 54.709. Performer notes : From available documentation: a trumpet is imitated on the papaw stalk.

  • Related images

    Enanga lyre song, Pajule, Acholi, Uganda, 11 November 1954

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Aya do winy loka, aya ka ocito Labongo gwingya cwer (Aya, listen to what I say, if Aya went to Lagongo I feel very sorry). Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings

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