NWT675: Balangi duet

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT675 (675d on cylinder rim; 2 balan on box). 1. Announcement: Record 675, er, Kabal [?] September 22nd 1914. 2. Ref tone. 3. Duet for balangi, a type of xylophone, played by Susu, Malinke, Yalunka, Koranko and Temne musicians. Good quality recording. C51/2976 (better quality) and C51/3068 are duplicates. 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: NWT675: Balangi duet
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 212 [Duration]
• Production Date: 1914.09.22
• Associated Places: Kabala
• Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
• Museum: British Library
• Accession Number: BL:C51/2976

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