Fula praise song

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Fula praise song, accompanied by two serdu and three pairs of lala. The origin of the item is unknown, as the performers were travelling musicians (pictured in the photograph. The serdu is a side-blown flute with three finger holes. The lala is a hook-shaped instrument with wooden discs strung on to one of the two sticks forming the hook, to make up a rattle. The stick bearing the discs is often slightly curved. Both the serdu in this item were 27" long; this may well be the standard length of the instrument. One lala also was measured: its sticks were 12" and 8" long, the rattles being on the longer one.

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Further Information

  • Type: Sound Recording, Musical instruments
  • Object: Fula praise song
  • Materials: No Data / Other
  • Culture Group: Fula
  • Dimensions: No Data
  • Production Date: 1966.05.01
  • Associated Places: Freetown [Place Recorded]
  • Associated People: Cootje van Oven [Sound Recordist]; Herb Clark [Sound Recordist]; Saidu Bah and Sali Bah [Serdu], Mohamed Alicu Bah, Musa Bah and Amadu Saraba [Lala]
  • Museum: Cootje Van Oven Collection
  • Accession Number: CVO:200

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