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Folk music of the western Congo.

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Music Online: Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, Volume 1 Available online

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Format:
Sound recording
Contributor:
Verwilghen, Leo A.
Alexander Street Press.
Series:
Smithsonian global sound for libraries
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bantu-speaking peoples--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Music.
Bantu-speaking peoples.
Music.
Congo (Democratic Republic).
Music--Congo (Democratic Republic).
Genre:
Music.
Sound recordings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Place of Publication:
New York : Folkways Records, 1961, 1952.
System Details:
Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Babunda song
Bapende work song
Bambala drumming (2 examples)
Bambala litigation
Bambala "talking" drum
Bambala dance
Bapindi sansas (2 examples)
Bapindi hunting calls
Bapende xylophone (2 examples)
Bapende and bakwesi children's songs
Babunda and Bayansi children's song
Basuku children's song.
Notes:
"Recorded in the Belgian Congo in 1951 by Leo A. Verwilghen."
Ethnic folkways library.
Music of various Bantu tribes.
Program notes by L. A. Verwilghen inserted in original container.
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2009. (Smithsonian global sound for libraries). Available via World Wide Web.
Other Format:
FE 4427
OCLC:
698167754
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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