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Reel no. 74; A-8 October 2, 1965, n.d.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Series:
- 1. Abeokuta (1964-1966)
- 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: Abeokuta: (1) Side 1-01: Sakara ensemble (2) Side 1-02: Apala ensemble; Inspector Ademola at Alake's [king of Egbaland, Abeokuta] Anniversary Dance Description: Sakara is a single membrane drum built around a ring of clay. The membrane is affixed with wood pegs to the rim. The pitch of the drum is manipulated by pressing fingers into the membrane. Sakara bands typically consist of one or two sakara drums, goje (or goge; bowed lute), and the aha (gourd cup, struck with fingers). At the time of Thieme's research, sakara was a young peoples' urban popular music that was especially popular in the Abeokuta area. Sakara bands competed with juju and apala artists in dance halls and night clubs, and provided entertainment for light social occasions such as weddings, dances, and anniversaries. Like juju and apala, sakara was commercially recorded (Thieme 1969: 278-279).
- Participant:
- Contributors: Darius Louis Thieme.
- Notes:
- Item number: 2005.09_008.
- Includes updated metadata from Jesse Ruskin.Edited October 26, 1965Conserv. note: Digitized 2012-07-09 at 24bit/96khz. Staff note: Hand written liner notes included.
- Description based on online resource (viewed on 17 January, 2022).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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