International Library of African Music

Kyebambi

Item

Title

Kyebambi

Performer / Recordist

Yohana Nyakayonga, and Ntimbo Royal drummers

Tracey, Hugh

Subject

Music--Uganda

Nyoro (African people)

Folk music

Field recordings

Description / content note

The little drums, with membranes of iguana, water lizard, skin are most musical and respond to every finesse of fingering. The are traditionally associated with the royal songs of Bunyoro. This song refers to a previous Mukama of Bunyoro, Kyebambi, who, they say, was much loved by his people. Rukidi wa Mukama about 20 years ago, (1930) and he was followed by Kyebambi, they said. Ntimbo praise song with four Ntimbo Goblet drums, pinned, open, ling stem and small foot. For holding under the arm (not for standing).

Type / form

sound recordings

field recordings

sound recording-musical

Language

Nyoro

Place of recording

Africa, Sub-Saharan

Africa Uganda Kikali

Publisher

International Library of African Music (ILAM)

Date recorded

1950

Date issued / published

1950

Identifier

TR0132

11

Is Format Of

Analog reel item

Duration (time)

00:02:37

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/10962/169706

Item sets

Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series