Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Collection
Keny jo dito, ato aceni (You old people, you want me to marry a person I do not like, and when I die you will also die) - Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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Type
sound
Duration
00:33:08
Cultures
Ancholie
Shelf mark
C4/56
Recording date
1954-11-13
Recording locations
Pajule, Uganda
Performers
Pakpala, Otim (enanga trough zither; singer, male), Arinie, Lokong (enanga trough zither; singer, male)
Recordist
Wachsmann, Klaus, 1907-1984
Description
Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 54.740. From available documentation: The song is referring to the past when girls were forced to marry an unwanted man but committed suicide. Performer notes: From available documentation: Mr. Otim Pakpala and Mr. Lokong Arinie are both from Palwo. The zithers use ogodo tuning.
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Keny jo dito, ato aceni (You old people, you want me to marry a person I do not like, and when I die you will also die) - Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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