NWT639: Male vocal group

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT639 (m on cylinder rim; [male sign] on lid). 1. Announcement: Record 639. 2. Ref tone. 3. Timne, Kamalu, May 19th 1914. 4. Male vocal group with leader, acc. percussion. Tracks 1-3 poor quality; track 4 is a good quality recording. C51/2998 (better quality) is the master, C51/2999 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: NWT639: Male vocal group
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Temne
• Dimensions: 216 [Duration]
• Production Date: 1914.05.19
• Associated Places: Kamalu
• Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
• Museum: British Library
• Accession Number: BL:C51/2998

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