NWT697: Mende Song
Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT697 (?m on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 697. Mende song, Kenema, January 21st 1915. 2. Ref tone. ...[more]
Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT697 (?m on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 697. Mende song, Kenema, January 21st 1915. 2. Ref tone. 3. Unaccompanied vocal duet. Good quality recording. C51/3108 (better quality) is the master, C51/3109 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.
Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT697 (?m on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 697. Mende song, Kenema, January 21st 1915. 2. Ref tone. 3. Unaccompanied vocal duet. Good quality recording. C51/3108 (better quality) is the master, C51/3109 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. [less]
Further Information
- Object: NWT697: Mende Song
- Materials: No Data
- Culture Group: Mende
- Dimensions: 120 [Duration]
- Production Date: 1915.01.21
- Associated Places: Kenema
- Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
- Museum: British Library
- Accession Number: BL:C51/3108
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