Collection : Drums of the Yoruba of Nigeria

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Title
Drums of the Yoruba of Nigeria
Depositor / contributor
Bascom, William (collecteur)
Document status
Published
Description
This collection of Nigerian drum music demonstrates the rich textures of the three-legged sacred Igbin drums which one plays with hands and sticks, the Dundun or pressure drum which plays not only rhythm but melody, and the two-toned Bata drums which are unique to the Yoruba people.
Recording period
1948 - 1948
Year published
1953
Access type
metadata
Corpus
Folkways Records et Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Geographic and cultural informations

States / nations
Nigéria
Populations / social groups
Yoruba

Legal notices

Recordist
Bascom, William
Publisher
Folkways Records (1948-1987), New York, USA
Booklet author
Bascom, William
Publisher reference
P-441
Legal rights
Restreint (enregistrement édité)

Archiving data

Code
CNRSMH_E_1956_015_001
Old code
DI.1956.015.001
Mode of acquisition
Dépôt (Bibliothèque du Musée de l'Homme)
Record author
A Voir (V/10)
Related documentation
7P. ANGL/PHOTOS; DOC.
Secondary edition
Sans indication
Comments
double
Record writer
Desprez, Monique
Last modification
Nov. 17, 2022, 2:37 p.m.

Technical data

Estimated duration
00:40:00
Collection size
0 bytes
Number of components (medium / piece)
12
Number of items
1
Archive format
Disque 33 t (3M) ; Ø 30 cm

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Livret
Description
Credits
Smithsonian Folkways

Items

Title Digitized Recordist Location Year of recording Code
Igbin Drums A01 Bascom, William Nigéria CNRSMH_E_1956_015_001_001