Igumira obuyatabara Ruanda (Track)

Igumira obuyatabara Ruanda (Track)

of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR134 , 3 mins

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Field of Interest
Anthropology
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
Description
Igumira was a local chief who used to go over into Ruanda and raid the tribes there, the Tutsi and the Hutu. The song is now used for dancing the Ekitagururo dance in which men and women do a simple rhythmic shuffle with rattles attached to their calves.
Content Type
Field recording (raw)
Duration
3 mins
Anthropologist / Ethnographer
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Format
Audio
Sub Genre
Dance, Song
Date Recorded
1950
Series Number
TR134
Subject
Anthropology, World Music, Social Sciences, Music & Performing Arts, Cultural anthropology, Africa

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