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[Niapu's orchestra], 1935 - 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304N/117

Scope and Contents

The caption on the album page reads: 'Niapu's orchestra, was one of the best that I have ever heard. They played weird and frenzied music, which possessed unusual rythm [sic].

They have a great variety of drums and instruments.

In the top right hand picture [Y304N/118] looking from right to left is - Edundu, the big drum. Next four Ebrundru's which are brass studded and slung from the shoulder in play; and then a few small dog shaped drums which they call nec-bo-bo. Behind is negbanzi a huge ivory trumpet, attached to the mouth of this is a long wooden cylinder bound with leopard hide.

Another instrument is a brass bound pole which has hundreds of small bells attached to it, this is shaken up and down continuously all the time they are playing'.





Dates

  • Creation: 1935 - 1936

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

For photographs of the orchestra on the same album page see Y304N/116 and 118.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-06-26 12:01:02+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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