Selected African Holdings

Selected African Holdings

British Library

Items selected from the online resources at The British Library with African origination.


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BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 English

Item notes : Wachmann's original recording no.: 49.27. Item notes : Culture group in available documentation marked as Mengo Lubiri [however this is the name of the Lubiri palace of …


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Ganda

Item note: Kiganda song. Performance note: This recording features drums. Recording note: Recording was made during a visit to a Primary Schools Music Festival, Mpigi, Western Uganda. Recordist's note: In …


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Teso


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 English

Choral song. Some bird and insect noise in the background.;Choral song. Some bird and insect noise in the background.


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Gwere

Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 50.250


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 English

Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 50.402


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Karamojong

Recording of individual ox-songs (and others) by Nangiro, Iruata, Lokidori and AciaIruata: Eperi aluk - The downward-pointing horns of the ox with horns like the legs of a stool.


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Fulah

Location: Lelouma. Original reference: Syliphone4-628-18. and CEAP608/8228. Record number: K254/B, K182/B


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 English

Location: Kouroussa. Original reference: Syliphone4-001-09. and CEAP608/4160. Record number: 151/MV


BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 English

Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 54.740. From available documentation: The song is referring to the past when girls were forced to marry an unwanted man but committed suicide. …