Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Collection
Tube-fiddle song. Klaus Wachsmann Uganda Field Recordings
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Type
sound
Duration
00:30:28
Cultures
Gishu [Lugisu (Gishu): dialect of Masaba]
Shelf mark
C4/49
Recording date
1954-10-13
Recording locations
Buluceke, Uganda
Performers
Wanyera (singer, male, tube-fiddle), unidentified (iron hoops)
Recordist
Wachsmann, Klaus, 1907-1984
Description
Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 54.545. Performer notes : From available documentation: tube-fiddle ensemble of Mr. Wanyera and Party (instrument has 2 strings [possibly the 'limoi'], 2 men play iron hoops).
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User notes for this item

This takes a little while to get going but is a really lively piece with very interesting sounds - the mixture of metal and fiddle repeated loops particularly.
Posted by Nicola Osborne, EDINA on 14/01/2009 11:08:00