Trevor Wiggins Ghana Music Collection
Guola music for xylophones, drums, rattles?
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Type
sound
Duration
02:03:27
Shelf mark
C791/7
Subjects
Xylophones
Recording date
1994-11-13
Is part of (Collection)
Trevor Wiggins Ghanaian Music Collection
Recording locations
Ghana, Upper West Region, Lambussie-Nandom, Hapa
Recordist
Wiggins, Trevor
Abstract
(1) Niyara si wie bul ni lie. Nyara ne wie kanli bulla u de ebanga me mgbe. (The time when the poor man has no say has come. If a poor man says something, they hold his neck.) A poor person has no say in the society. Guola funeral song and dance, also used at other occasions when there is dancing. The xylophonists and the dancers would both sing the words; (2) Nanduo Foli wa pare ko mu Ancara di molle. (My friend Foli won't farm, but goes to Accra to have an easy life.) Many northern Ghanaians go south to the cities in search of work and the myth of chopping free (to chop means to eat). Guola song and dance, played at any occasion - usually without singing, unless the xylophonists sing.
Description
Guola music for xylophones, drums and rattles.
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