John Brearley Botswana Collection
Fla-Fley' (guitar song from Namibia)
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Type
sound
Duration
00:01:31
Cultures
Khoisan (Naro) [Nharo]
Shelf mark
C65/51
Subjects
Guitar
Recording date
2001-08-16
Is part of (Collection)
John Brearley Botswana Collection
Recording locations
Grootlaagte, government settlement, north-west of Ghanzi, western Botswana, Botswana
Performers
ǁuik' a (guitar)
Recordist
Brearley, John
Description
|uik'a, Rambo |oma, |oa, |xhabo and others playing guitar and singing.
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User notes for this item

African Harmony: *The guitarist uses broken parallel dyads as a structural principles in this song *pedal notes are used extensively *the overall polyphonic texture is one of inherent patterns.
Posted by Daniel Jones, Researcher on 16/04/2019 01:02:00