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Ba n gwe sisenga

Description

Abstract:
This track of jongo music features gullu--drums that are typically used in Accra in place of the kori, or calabash drums, common in the north. Thus, the Kayoro group in Nima generally performs jongo with gullu and gungonga, pressure drums.
Notes:
Instrumentation: gullu, wui (2), gungonga
Place of recording: Nima
Performance history: performance/demonstration
Tape location: Reel 069, Track 10

Access Conditions

Rights
In Copyright
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

"Ba n gwe sisenga" (1974). James Koetting Ghana Field Recordings Collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:146366/

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Collection:

  • James Koetting Ghana Field Recordings Collection

    The James Koetting Ghana Field Recordings collection presents a vibrant mix of traditional and popular music recorded at a broad range of locations and events in Ghana during the 1970s by ethnomusicologist James Koetting. Students and researchers can hear online …

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