Limba Bundu Society song

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Limba Bundu Society song, accompanied by two nasung and handclapping. These small nasung appear to be similar to the Bundu drums of other tribes. They are wooden cylindrical drums with two skins, one of which is beaten, In this tem, the beating of each drum is done with a stick and with the hand. The first drum is 18" long and has a skin diameter of 8", the other one is 19" long and has a diameter of 7". The photograph pictures Bundu drums being played (not the ones in this recording).

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Further Information

• Type: Sound Recording, Musical instruments
• Object: Limba Bundu Society song
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Limba
• Dimensions: No Data
• Production Date: 1966.11.13
• Associated Places: Freetown [Place Recorded]
• Associated People: Cootje van Oven [Sound Recordist]; Herb Clark [Sound Recordist]; Tene Sesay [Nasung Player]; Luko Conteh [Nasung Player]
• Museum: Cootje Van Oven Collection
• Accession Number: CVO:205

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