Peter Cooke Uganda Collection

Wesuta obusomu / obusomi

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:07:50

  • Cultures

    Soga

  • Shelf mark

    C23/15

  • Subjects

    Ekiswezi [possession dance music]

  • Recording date

    1967-02-19

  • Is part of (Collection)

    Peter Cooke Uganda Recordings

  • Recording locations

    home village of Kirya Mpanuka Soga student, Nalenya 1, Buhumba, Bulamogi, Busoga, Uganda

  • Performers

    Juma (drums), Natini (drum), Tenderi (rattle)

  • Recordist

    Cooke, Peter

  • Description

    Item note: Ekiswezi [possession dance music]. Visit made to give students chance of fieldwork and use of tape recorder. Performance note: This recording features four short drums and rattle; after the song, the three drums are recorded with rattle, then 4th drum enters. Performer's note: Juma (three drums). Recording note: Some overmodulation on this tape. Recorded at 3 3/4 ips. Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, this is PCUG1964-8.20.A9 a + b [announced as item 11].

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