International Library of African Music

Bandiya yo

Item

Title

Bandiya yo

Performer / Recordist

Nakule ,and two other players and dancers

Tracey, Hugh

Subject

Folk songs, Zande

Folk music

Field recordings

Description / content note

These loose note xylophones are played by three ad sometimes four men sitting on either side of the instrument. The Zande dance is performed in a circle to the cheerful sound of the xylophone. All the dancers move in union with small steps in a set pattern which ensures that the circle moves around gradually in an anti-clockwise direction. A characteristic gesture by Zande dancers is the holding out of the hands, palms upwards gently raising and lowering the forearms in time with the music. Zande dance with Kponingbo xylophone.

Type / form

sound recordings

field recordings

sound recording-musical

Language

Zande

Bandiya

Place of recording

Africa, Sub-Saharan

Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Nguru

Publisher

International Library of African Music (ILAM)

Date recorded

1952

Date issued / published

1952

Identifier

TR0123

3

Is Format Of

Analog reel item

Duration (time)

00:02:27

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

handle

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/167803

Item sets

Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series