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Reel no. 29; IS-4 August 28, 1965, n.d.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Series:
- 16. Isundunrin (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: Isundunrin: Osogiyan songs & Igbin drums Description: Pegged cylindrical drums known as igbin have close association with worship of the deity Osogiyan (a local variant of Obatala). Popular myths claim that igbin drums originated with Obatala or his son. These drums are distributed widely across Yorubaland, but have a particular concentration in the Ejigbo area, where they are used during the Obatala/Osagiyan festival. This recording was made in Isundunrin, just outside of Ejigbo. A set of igbin includes three accompanying drums and one lead, known as iya'lu, iya'nla, or igbin. Drums are typically kept in the deity's shrine, and igbin drummers rarely play together outside of the annual festival. The drums accompany dancing and provide spoken phrases to enhance the music, such as Obatala's oriki (praise poetry) below. The drums are beaten either with two sticks or with a hand-stick combination, and a variety of techniques are used to achieve variations in pitch and timbre (Thieme 1969: 246, 251, 254, 259-60).
- Participant:
- Contributors: Darius Louis Thieme.
- Notes:
- Item number: 2005.09_064.
- Includes updated metadata from Jesse Ruskin.Conserv. note: Digitized 2012-09-19 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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