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Reel no. 33; OG-1 May 5, 1965, n.d.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Series:
- 22. Ogbomosho (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: Ogbomosho: duru (lute) players 1. Odekola Odunewu (Omele duru)2. Awolola Omofalekan (Iya'lu duru)Description: The duru is a two-string plucked lute with a resonator body made of half-calabash covered with animal skin. According to the Timi of Ede, the distribution of duru is limited to hunter-farmers in the Ogbomosho-Ilorin area, and even in this region it is scarce. The instrument is similar in design to Hausa lutes such as the kwabsa, garaya, and gurmi. The duru is typically used to accompany vocal music, providing repetitive melodic ostinati for hunting songs or songs in praise of the deity Ogun. In this recording two duru are used, the iya'lu duru and the omele duru. The latter is identical in design but slightly smaller than the former, and is in this case tuned a fifth higher. The duru tradition is in decline and the two musicians featured here were quite elderly at the time of recording (Thieme 1969: 384-87).
- Participant:
- Contributors: Darius Louis Thieme.
- Notes:
- Item number: 2005.09_094.
- Includes updated metadata from Jesse Ruskin.Conserv. note: Digitized 2012-10-30 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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