Omubanda

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Title: Omubanda
Performer / Recordist: Matesaiwe and Nkole men; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Music--Uganda; Nyoro (African people); Nyankole (African people); Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: The flute (Omubanda. s. Emibanda. pl.) is a notched flute, end blown onto a V shaped notch cut into the end of the open pipe. There are four finger holes in two pairs. These flutes usually accompany the chief country dance the Ekitagururo, a very simple rhythm. The clay poys, which cannot be distinguished in this recording are played by striking the orifice of the pot with a flat beater made of banana frond or leaf. Emibanda flute duet, with two conical drums, laced, single, played with sticks, three clay pots, (Enyungu), rattles and two end blown notched flutes (Emibanda).
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Nyoro; Nyankole
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Uganda Bushenyi
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR0134; 16
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:10
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/10962/170117

Item sets: Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series

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