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BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Ganda
Item notes: Wachsmann's original recording no.: 50.279. Performer notes : Kasule was the last of the harpists of the Kabaka - king
BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Chopi
Chopi timbila xylophone orchestra. Live recording of musicians at the mines (from the notes made by Rycroft on tape box). Sounds of crowd in the background.
BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 English
Item note: Traditional omukuri flute solo. This was Cooke's first return visit to Uganda since 1968. Many of the informants were old friends who had survived 19 years of political …
BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 English
Location: Conakry. Original reference: Syliphone4-700-02. and CEAP608/8607. Record number: K304/C
BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Swati
Two men singing in Siswati. The recording is slightly distorted. This is a walking song.
BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Nyole
Item note: Kinyole song. Performance note: Fragment only; Shyness overcomes her. Performer's note: Faisi 'Faith' - house servant and nanny to the Cooke family. Recordist's note: In Peter Cooke's notes, …
BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Karamojong
A general song (JIE) sung by women to praise a man, i.e. when collecting soil near a cattle camp so that the owner may kill something for them to eat. …
BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Soga
Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 54.406
BL: British Library · 18 June 2019 Ganda
Item notes : Wachsmann's original recording no.: 50.286. Performer notes : Kasule was the last of the harpists of the Kabaka - king