Gowu

Title: Gowu
Performer / Recordist: Francois Kokomendre; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Bangba (African people); Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: The settings of this zither are made of Kekere cane, the board is Ndete, the resonator (gourd) called the Gara. The strings give out a surprisingly loud note. Only four of the strings were used. "I am a Mombutu and my people were defeated by the Bese." Nostalgic song with zither, Seki 5 strings.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Mombutu
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Amasu
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1952
Date issued / published: 1952
Identifier: TR0119; 14
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:18
File format: wav
Sample Rate: 15 ips reel
Provenance: 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
handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166662