Aku dewile nu wakate pwana dewile (Track)

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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 music for the Zande round dance. All the dancers perform the same steps in unison, short quick steps to and fro, turning into file and then facing inwards again, gradually moving around in an anti-clockwise direction. The enthusiasm of the Zande men and women for their Kponingbo xylophone dance has to be experienced to be fully appreciated. The dancers are caught in the swirl of the music and compel sympathetic action from everyone within earshot. The tuning of the xylophone was:-- 976, 880, 784, 672, 584, 488, 440, 392, 336, 292, 244 vs.
Content Type: Field recording (raw)
Duration: 2 mins
Anthropologist / Ethnographer: Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Dance
Date Recorded: 1952
Series Number: TR123
Subject: World Music, Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, Africa, Cultural anthropology