Peter Cooke Uganda Collection
Ekyevugo (heroic recitation in Runyankore)
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Type
sound
Duration
00:04:34
Cultures
Nyankore (Hima)
Shelf mark
C23/63
Recording date
1993-02-27
Is part of (Collection)
Peter Cooke Uganda Recordings
Recording locations
Kitabi Parish Priest's home, Uganda
Recordist
Cooke, Peter
Speakers
Tibasiimwa, Dominic (male)
Description
Performance note: Contains occasional phrase in English. Appreciative applause at end. Performer's note: Local 15 yr-old school boy with considerable interest in traditional culture. Regarded as a local youthful expert composer of ekyevugo texts. Around 4 young men (seminarists) recruited to serve as a chorus. Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, this is PCUG93.3.5 (pgm 07).
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