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Bawura ni wa di

Description

Abstract:
These are two jongo songs, from the Kayoro Flute and Drum Ensemble in Nima, recorded in succession. The songs are listed in Koetting's field notebooks as follows: 1) Bawura ni wa di si baru wori o vo o zu 2)A ne ba dongo bara. To hear other jongo songs from the same session, listen to examples from reels 61, 63, 64.
Notes:
Instrumentation: voices (many), wui (3), gullu, metal bucket (sticks)
Place of recording: Nima
Performance history: performance
Tape location: Reel 062, Track 03

Access Conditions

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

Citation

"Bawura ni wa di" (1974). James Koetting Ghana Field Recordings Collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:146400/

Relations

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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