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The king's musicians : royalist music of Buganda-Uganda.

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Format:
Sound recording
Contributor:
Cooke, Peter.
Wachsmann, Klaus, 1907-1984.
British Library. National Sound Archive. International Music Collection.
Series:
Topic world series
World series
Language:
English
Ganda
Subjects (All):
Music--Uganda.
Music.
Uganda.
Music--Uganda--Buganda.
Songs, Ganda--Uganda.
Songs, Ganda.
Uganda--Buganda.
Ethnic music recordings--Uganda.
Ethnic music recordings--Uganda--Buganda.
Ethnic music recordings, Ganda--Uganda.
Local Subjects:
Ethnic music recordings--Uganda.
Ethnic music recordings--Uganda--Buganda.
Ethnic music recordings, Ganda--Uganda.
Genre:
Sound recordings.
Folk music.
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
4 3/4 in.
Other Title:
Royalist music of Buganda-Uganda
Place of Publication:
London : Topic Records, [2003]
Language Note:
The vocal works sung in Ganda.
System Details:
digital
optical
1.4 m/s
stereo
digital recording
Contents:
Royal drum beat and praise shout (Leewo Sitaata Sozi)
Tweyanzizza = We thank you (Albert Ssempeke, endogo (lyre) ; Ludovico Serwanga, ndingidi (tube fiddle) ; nankasa (drum) ensemble)
Wedding dance at Bukoloota village (Albert Ssempeke and gourp)
Ku nsiko yange = In my jungle (played on the Kabaka's akadinda xylophone)
Ku nsiko yange = In my jungle (Ssensamba, voice ; Blasio Busuulwa, endere (flute))
Ku nsiko yange = In my jungle (Blasio Busuulwa, endere)
Ssematimba ne kikwabanga (Abalere ba Kabaka, flautists of the king)
The late Evalisto Muyinda telling the story of Ssematimba and Kikwabanga
Ssematimba ne Kikwabanga (Ssensamba, voice ; Blasio Busuulwa ; drummers)
Ensiriba ya munnange Katego = The amulet of my friend Katego (Albert Ssempeke, ennanga (bow harp))
Omussi w'enswa = Killer of termites (Akadinda song by Sheikh Burukan Kiwuuwa and team)
Veneneka ; Nagenda kasana nga bulaba = I will go during daylight (Wilson Ssempirwa, Edward Musoke, Kyobe, entaala (xylophone))
Gganga alula = Ganga had a narrow escape (Albert Ssempeke, ennanga)
Akawologoma = Little lion : and drum conversation (Evalisto Muyinda, drums)
Atodde enyama = He has taken meat (Abasaasi be Bamunanika ensemble)
Agenda n'omulungi azaawa (Temutewo Mukasa, ennanga).
Notes:
Music from the court of Edward Mutesa II (deposed 1966), performed by former court musicians; also includes efforts at reviving the tradition from 1987 on.
"From the international music collection of the British Library sound archive"-- container.
Recorded by Peter Cooke and Klaus Wachsmann in Uganda and Edinburgh.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Peter Cooke and Klause Wachsmann, with historical information, bibliography, and Luganda texts with English translations (23 p.) inserted in container.
OCLC:
54910222
Publisher Number:
TSCD925 Topic Records

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