NWT678: 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. NWT678 (m on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 678, Kabala, September 22nd 1914. 2. Ref tone. 3. Unaccompanied male vocal group, probably in Maninka, Kankan language. Good quality recording. C51/3071 (better quality) is the master, C51/3072 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: NWT678: Male vocal group
• Materials:
• Culture Group: Mandingo
• 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:C51/3071

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