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Akakalu Babini (Track)
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The large Igogo deja was carved out of a single log and shaped like an antelope. It was 43" tall, the body 52" long, the tail 28 1/2" and the head 33". It was 42 1/2" wide, a total of 9 foot 5 1/2" long from tip to tail. The four legs were 10" tall carrying the triangular sectioned body, sounding two notes -- 56...
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Alaina n’kuphika nkhwani (Field Card)
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This kind of dance, they say, was first introduced into the district by Yao people, about 15 years ago, 1940, when it was originally sung in the Yao language, from the Fort Johnstone District. But the Chewa girls liked the dance and made up their own words for it. They reflect the young girls growing sense of resp...
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Ancient Civilizations of Southern Africa
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produced by Robin Hogarth, 1948- (ARC Music Productions, 2005), 1 hour 18 mins, 31 page(s)
produced by Robin Hogarth, 1948- (ARC Music Productions, 2005), 1 hour 18 mins, 31 page(s)
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Ani sibani nimakuba (Field Card)
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"Marry me, my dear friend. At our home in Nyasaland, the sand is white as cement. If you go to Lusaka you will find there Aleck Nkhata, the Tonga who comes from Nyasaland, of the same line as myself. At our home in Nyasaland, I played the bangwe with Tajiri, my friend who is dead."
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Announcing a death (Field Card)
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Away from the Congo River itself, it appears that the art of sending drum messages deteriorates into the sending of signals only, the former being based upon the tonality of the individual words comprising the sentences transmitted, the latter comprising pre-set phrases and rhythms to which certain significance i...
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Announcing a death (Track)
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Away from the Congo River itself, it appears that the art of sending drum messages deteriorates into the sending of signals only, the former being based upon the tonality of the individual words comprising the sentences transmitted, the latter comprising pre-set phrases and rhythms to which certain significance i...
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Asante Kete Drumming: Music of Ghana
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performed by Isaac Nketia, Gabriel Ololai Martey, fl. 2000, Yaw Damso, fl. 2000 and Richard Dwoomoh, The Nsuase Kete Group (Lyrichord, 2007), 59 mins, 5 page(s)
performed by Isaac Nketia, Gabriel Ololai Martey, fl. 2000, Yaw Damso, fl. 2000 and Richard Dwoomoh, The Nsuase Kete Group (Lyrichord, 2007), 59 mins, 5 page(s)
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Barry Van Zyl: African Heart Beat - Drums And Percussion From Southern Africa
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produced by Barry van Zyl and Robin Hogarth, 1948-; performed by Barry van Zyl (ARC Music Productions, 2008), 56 mins, 10 page(s)
produced by Barry van Zyl and Robin Hogarth, 1948-; performed by Barry van Zyl (ARC Music Productions, 2008), 56 mins, 10 page(s)
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Batele bwankya (Field Card)
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A set of Enkoito drums consists of the following:-- 1. Mpero. The smallest, c. 8" membrane. 2. Ntimbo. The Starter, the drum on which the basic ryhthm is kept. C. 10" - 12" membrane. 5. Nyaminyeko, the bass drum upon which the syncopations are played. C. 12" - 18" membrane.
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Butaka (Track)
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Item b) shows the Chondo drum used as an accompaniment to a song. The Chondo drum in this case was a small portable wooden gong of about 24" long and 12" diameter hollowed out through a slit with a rectangular hole at either end. The drum was placed on an insulation ring made of bound grass.
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