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Reel no. 10, A-1 December 28, 1964, 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: Giro Onikete (Babatunde Adewumi), Kete drumsby Giro Onikete (Babatunde Adewumi), ensemble leader (ogalu); self-taught drummer and dancer [see photo in Thieme 1969]Description: Kete is a single membrane drum constructed from a gourd with a wood shell affixed where the neck would be; iro wax is applied to center of drum. Kete dancing is acrobatic; iya'alu kete is speech surrogate and will direct the dancers; kete used primarily for entertainment at weddings, burial or wake, naming ceremony, or as a dance exhibition; performance requires five or more drummers, a master of ceremonies, and a "kiriboto" dancer; in several sources, the names kiriboto and bàtákoto have also been applied to kete drums and dance, though some claim that bàtákoto is a different kind of dance that is for the elderly (Thieme 1969: 116-145).
- Participant:
- Contributors: Darius Louis Thieme.
- Notes:
- Item number: 2005.09_001.
- Includes updated metadata from Jesse Ruskin.Conserv. note: Digitized 2012-07-03 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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