Chokwe songs and dances with various drums from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.

Chokwe songs and dances with various drums from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.

In 1957, Hugh Tracey recorded these Chokwe speakers, who originated in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These dance songs, accompanied by goblet or conical drums, were recorded in mining compounds in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, where the Chokwe had gone to work (Tracey 1...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tracey, Hugh
Language:Bantu
Published: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1957.
Subjects:
Chokwe (African people) > Music.
Folk music > Angola.
Folk music > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Chokwe (African people)
Folk music.
Angola.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
sound recordings.
field recordings.
Sound recordings.
Field recordings.
Music.
Enregistrements sonores.
Enregistrements de terrain.
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Summary:In 1957, Hugh Tracey recorded these Chokwe speakers, who originated in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These dance songs, accompanied by goblet or conical drums, were recorded in mining compounds in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, where the Chokwe had gone to work (Tracey 1973).
Item Description:Streaming audio files.
Title from resource description page (viewed March 03, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (18 min.)
Playing Time:00:17:33
Language:Sung in Chokwe.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Recorded in 1957 in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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