NWT689: Male vocal solo

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT689 (m on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: Record 689. [indecipherable]. December 12th 1914. 2. Ref tone. 3-6. Unaccompanied male vocal solo. Good quality recording. C51/3092 (better quality) is the master, C51/3093 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: NWT689: Male vocal solo
  • Materials: No Data / Other
  • Culture Group: Other
  • Dimensions: 156 [Duration]
  • Production Date: 1914.12.12
  • Associated Places: No Data
  • Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
  • Museum: British Library
  • Accession Number: BL:C51/3092

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