Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Collection
Song. Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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Type
sound
Duration
00:30:48
Shelf mark
C4/64
Recording date
1954-12-02
Recording locations
Kigezi [just above Lake Victoria, to the north-east], Uganda
Performers
unidentified (solo singer, male), unidentified (plucked string instrument)
Recordist
Wachsmann, Klaus, 1907-1984
Description
Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 54.904. Performer notes : From available documentation: the string instrument could be a harp, zither or ennanga.
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User notes for this item
The instrument is indeed a zither - a Kiga trough zither known as inanga. The singer could possibly be the one pictured in Tribal Crafts of Uganda Pl. 111 though there is another performer in this series who could be the person pictured. This is an excellent performance! 'Kiga' needs to be listed among your culture groups for the Wachsmann collection.
Posted by Peter Cooke, Hon. Fellow., University of Birmingham on 14/03/2010 21:36:00
Song. Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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