Mende song

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Mende song, sung by an all-female group as pictured in the photograph. This unaccompanied song clearly brings out the phrase endings on the interval of the perfect fourth which are such a frequent features of Mende part singing.

Further Information

Type: Sound Recording
Object: Mende song
Materials: No Data / Other
Culture Group: Mende
Dimensions: No Data
Production Date: 1966.01.01
Associated Places: Yambama, Bo (or Tonkolili?) District, [Place Recorded] [Origin of item]
Associated People: Cootje van Oven [Sound Recordist]; Herb Clark [Sound Recordist]; Hawa Annesie [Lead singer]; Chief Marie Marovia Yambama [Dancer]
Museum: Cootje Van Oven Collection
Accession Number: CVO:130