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Arap Momoen II (Field Card)
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Two drinking songs under the same title expressing thanks to their host for the party and wishing him 'farewell' as they leave.
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Arap Momoen II (Track)
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Two drinking songs under the same title expressing thanks to their host for the party and wishing him 'farewell' as they leave.
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Baligasium (Field Card)
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Performers such as these on the lute and lyres are in great demand in Uganda where they still fulfill an important function as dispensers of news and opinions. Most important matters of public concern will find their way into such songs and thus help crystalise public opinion. The efficient musician and composer i...
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Banana bana Kayata (Track)
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The percussion noise is made by beating two pieces of metal onto the side of the drum. The friction drum is a simple membrane drum with the lower end open. The stick is pierced through a hole in the center of the membrane and hangs inside the body of the drum being suitably attached to the membrane by small cross...
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Bathi abafana ndisandindazana (Field Card)
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The whole crowd of about 60 women and girls swayed from foot to foot as they sang with great enthusiasm. It is clearly a well known and much loved tune in this region. 
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Bathi abafana ndisandindazana (Track)
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The whole crowd of about 60 women and girls swayed from foot to foot as they sang with great enthusiasm. It is clearly a well known and much loved tune in this region. 
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Birikandratu mapa (Field Card)
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"The Chief wants me to work! The Commandant wants me to work! The Notables want me to work! The Europeans want me to work! Madam tells me to work! The Doctor tells me to work! Everyone wants me to work!"
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Birikandratu mapa (Track)
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"I am very happy when I drink because I like beer." The lute accompaniment appears to be more of a rhythmic ground than a melodic accompaniment.
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Bwezi langa (Field Card)
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"I had a friend but the High God has taken him away." The pauses in the music are caused by the necessity of having to apply spittle to the bow. The fingering of the single string is done by the inside of the 2nd segment of the fingers of the left hand and not by the tips of the fingers. The open string was tuned...
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Chief Gidion Magak (Field Card)
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Chief Gidion Magak enlisted in the 1914-18 war when he went to fight in the army and received many medals for his bravery.
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