Wa lwendu chombele (We are going somewhere)

Item

Title
Wa lwendu chombele (We are going somewhere)
Description / content note
Although the slit drum, or gong, is used for sending messages among this Congo tribe which lives beside the Bushimaie tributary of the Sankuru, itself a tributary of the Kasai, the great southern aem of the Congo River, it is also used as an accompaniment for dances. It is not known for certain whether it is used to communicate with the dancers during the course of a dance, as is the common practice in West Africa; but from present evidence this appears to be unlikely among the Kanyoka. Kalibambo dance song with 2 Silimba xylophones, 1 slit drum, 3 gobolet drums, handbeaten and 2 basket rattles.
Language
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded
Date issued / published
1957
Identifier
TR0020
1
Is Format Of
Analog reel item
Duration (time)
00:01:07
File format
wav
Sample Rate
15 ips reel
Digitisation (original)
96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
Studer B67 Recorder
Sound Forge V.6
Rights Holder
International Library of African Music
License
CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Access Rights
Public
Is Part Of
ILAM Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series
Format
audio/mp3
Genre
field recordings

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