Reel no. 91; AD-5 May 15, 1966, n.d.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Thieme, Darius L. (Darius Louis), 1928- contributor.

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.

Series:

2. Ado Awaiye (1965-1966)

Darius Thieme Collection

Language:

English

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

n.d.

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2019.

System Details:

digital

optical

Summary:

Description: Scope/Content: Sakará [pron. "shakara"; gourd vessel rattle] ensemble with gangan, Ado Awaiye : Ige Aisa (Leader, Iya'lu); Adeyemo Akani (second-Eso); Ajibode Akani (l) and Ajibola Adio (singers); Aremu Ayandeke (Gangan)1. Alujó (funeral, marriage ceremony); 2. Okiti (for acrobatic dancing); 3. Egbó (for general dancing); early a.m. before farming; Instrumentation: Omele Isaju (koko), Omole abo (Atele koko), Omele ako (Atelekoko), Idawo, Iya'lu, Eso. Description: Sakara (pron. "shakara"; not to be confused with sakara frame drums) are gourd vessel rattles. They are different from sekere rattles in a few ways. While sekere are historically intended for royalty, sakara are intended for general/social use. Sakara are strung with colored glass or wood beads and seeds (eso rattles were formerly strung with seeds, but have been replaced with beads), and they are decorated with colored yarn, whereas sekere are strung with cowries. Sakara is a tradition local to the Iseyin, Ado Awaiye, and Shaki areas. It is possible that sakara developed as an outgrowth of the sekere tradition in these areas. In this recording six sakara are used in combination with a gangan drum (Thieme 1969: 297-298).

Participant:

Contributors: Darius Louis Thieme.

Notes:

Item number: 2005.09_017.

Includes updated metadata from Jesse Ruskin.Conserv. note: Digitized 2012-07-11at 24bit/96khz. Staff note: Hand written liner notes included.

Description based on online resource (viewed on 17 January, 2022).

Access Restriction:

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