Trevor Wiggins Ghana Music Collection

John Bosco Mimidem, Dominic Mimidem and Rumanda Mimidem

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    02:02:37

  • Shelf mark

    C791/3

  • Subjects

    Xylophones

  • Recording date

    1994-09-22

  • Is part of (Collection)

    Trevor Wiggins Ghanaian Music Collection

  • Recording locations

    Ghana, Upper West Region, Lawra District, Kogle

  • Performers

    Mimidem, John Bosco, Mimidem, Dominic, Mimidem, Rumanda

  • Recordist

    Wiggins, Trevor

  • Abstract

    (45) 14 bar female Lobi gyil tuning. (46) 14 bar male Lobi gyil tuning. (47) Deblo. Lobi funeral music for a man. (48) Poglu. Lobi funeral music for a woman (for women corpses!).(49) Ni yaga ku ku kuu. Lobi music for male corpses. (50) Daa mi sing puo. (The pito is fermented in the pot.) Funeral tune for a woman

  • Description

    Xylophone music from John Bosco Mimidem and others.

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