John Brearley Botswana Collection
K/okuri. Dongo lamellophone song. Giraffe
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Type
sound
Duration
00:01:32
Cultures
Khoisan
Shelf mark
C65/23
Subjects
Lamellophone
Recording date
1989-08-10
Is part of (Collection)
John Brearley Botswana Collection
Recording locations
D'kar (Dekar) near Ghanzi, Botswana
Performers
K/okuri (dongo - lamellophone)
Recordist
Brearley, John
Description
Although the same instrument as the one played by N/imiku, the player gets a different sound, moving it up and down close to the ground to get a change of timbre. No resonator is used. Dongo lamellophone with whistling.
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