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Bote Drum
A bowl-shaped drum, commonly know as a bote. It has a wooden circular base, with hide stretched over the top, held in place by hide thongs. The bote h...
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Traditional Mende song
Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Traditional Mende song, accompanied by the kongoma. The meaning of the song is "I am going...
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