Nimboroga (Field Card)

Name: Nimboroga (Field Card)
Author: Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977

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Field of Interest: World Music
Copyright Message: Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
Description: The Ekidongo harp is a pleasing instrument in the hands of an expert. This man Eriya Bakwasa is a professional minstrel who makes his livelihood by singing songs. "I weep" he sings, "because I am poor," a theme very popular among mendicant musicians.
Content Type: Field notes
Anthropologist / Ethnographer: Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Format: Text
Sub Genre: Praise Song
Page Count: 2
Series Number: TR132
Subject: World Music, Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, Africa, Cultural anthropology, Praise Song, Harp, Ekidongo, África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Hoima, Western Region (Uganda)
Keywords and Translated Subjects: África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural