NWT651: Female vocal solo

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT651 (m on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: 651. 2. Ref tone. 3. Unaccompanied female vocal solo (continuation of NWT650, therefore language is Krio Fula, a dialect of Fuuta Jalon). 4. Solo male speech. Reasonable quality recording. C51/3022 (better quality) is the master, C5/3023 is a duplicate. This is a digital access version of an original wax cylinder recording held in the collection of the British Library. Supplied and used with permission from The British Library.

Further Information

  • Type: Wax Cylinder Recordings
  • Object: NWT651: Female vocal solo
  • Materials: No Data / Other
  • Culture Group: Fula
  • Dimensions: 133 [Duration]
  • Production Date: 1914.06.26
  • Associated Places: Sendugu
  • Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
  • Museum: British Library
  • Accession Number: BL:C51/3022

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