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Abstract:: At the end of July, 1975, Koetting recorded a diverse collection of jongo songs during his conversations with his friend, colleague and informant William Alban Ayipaga. The songs are listed in his field notes as follows: 1. Sara muru gwa be na (first take reflects the wunia part, the second take reflects the wusanga part); 2. Azaba gwa ba; 3. Azuyella bia se Nkrumah; 4. A gogo wu a jina; 5. A magi sa o bollo biini; 6. A nu kwee n diga zinsinno; 7. Anu to tiga na; 8. Anu yelden; 9. A tari sono ni; 10. A zuna weho; 11. Ba n gwe sisena; 12. Dua magi kazem kokoro; 13. Mafalli mulla; 14. Kawuri, sa n dzon lesena; 15. Sila mo wee; 16. So ni sono; 17. We do we nu; 18. Bana wer ba bee; 19. Chulu mo wari; 20. Nma tin kwag; 21. Nna ne kwio sem; 22. Nnonno gog toose.
Notes:: Instrumentation: voice; Place of recording: Accra; Performance history: interview demonstration; Tape location: Reel 143, Track 01

"Jongo songs" (1975). James Koetting Ghana Field Recordings Collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:146711/

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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