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Abstract:: Although, in his field notes, Koetting does not identify the song titles or texts for the second and fourth jongo songs in this section of reel tape 119, he details the texts for the first and third songs as follows: (1) A yi nwuru ho, a yi nwuru ho, nwuru gu Navania nan mama; (2) unable to identify text; (3) nwina, nwina nwina bela tampoggo ba nwina; (4) unable to identify text.
Notes:: Instrumentation: half calabashes (3 or 4), kori (1), gungongwe (2), keriga, wui (3), voices (many); Place of recording: Navrongo; Performance history: wedding celebration; Tape location: Reel 119, Track 01

"Calabash jongo" (1975). James Koetting Ghana Field Recordings Collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:146774/

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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