1 option
Item no. 14; I-1 January 27, 1965, n.d.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Series:
- 9. Ife (1965)
- 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: Ile-Ife: Obameri music(1) Side 1-01: Excerpt of Cherubim and Seraphim chorus with [akuba] and bell; (2) Side 1-02: Praises with ipe (ikpe) trumpet for the Olukure of Ife; (3) Side 1-02, cont.: Female chorus with clappingDescription: Ipe (also epe or ikpe) is a conical ivory trumpet owned by the Ooni (king) of Ife and used exclusively for important ceremonial occasions. In this recording, the Ooni's trumpeter (afonpe) is declaiming praises and proverbs in honor of the Olukure, an Ife sub-chief responsible for organizing and celebrating the annual festival of Obameri, who is a legendary Ife historical figure (Thieme 1969: 404-405). The ipe trumpeter is accompanied by agogo, an iron bell found in single or double varieties.
- Participant:
- Contributors: Darius Louis Thieme.
- Notes:
- Item number: 2005.09_043.
- Includes updated metadata from Jesse Ruskin.Conserv. note: Digitized 2012-08-07 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.
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.