Trevor Wiggins Ghana Music Collection
Concert from Legon's International Centre for African Music and Arts. Gonje music from Nigeria
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Type
sound
Duration
02:04:41
Shelf mark
C791/1
Subjects
Stringed instruments - bowed - gonje or goge
Recording date
1994-08-12
Is part of (Collection)
Trevor Wiggins Ghanaian Music Collection
Recording locations
Ghana, Greater Accra Region, Accra Metropolis District, Legon
Recordist
Wiggins, Trevor
Abstract
No details. 8) 9) & 10)
Description
Music for the gonje or goge, a small bowed fiddle from Nigeria.
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User notes for this item

African Harmony *The frictionphones here are played in unison by the musicians. *The actual melody of the fiddle ostinato contains inherent patterns alternating rapidly between a lower passing phrase and an upper phrase.
Posted by Daniel Jones, Researcher on 17/03/2019 00:02:00