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Detailed Description
Audio
Title and Description
Title:
Mwaga Dance
Date of Recording:
2004-07-01
Type of Recording:
Circumcision Dance
Description:
A circumcision dance among the Bagisu people from Eastern Uganda.
Artist Information
Group (ensemble):
Inter-Class Competition 2004 in Music and Dance
Group leader:
Balikoowa Centurio
Performers:
Primary Six T
Composer:
Traditional folk music
Location
Performance Venue:
Amphitheater
City/Town/Village:
Kampala
District:
Kampala
Region:
Central
Country:
Uganda
Culture
Language(s):
Lugisu
Language(s) (from list):
Masaba
Ethnic Group (from list):
Bagisu
Musical Instrument(s):
3 drums with different pitches played by one person, a small drum, and a long drum
Musical Instrument(s) (from list):
Membranophone--Drum
Membranophone--Drum--Small drum
Membranophone--Drum--Long drum
Voice
Aerophone--Whistle
Rights and Technical Data
Rights:
Copyright © 2007 Vanderbilt University
Ownership:
Vanderbilt University
Conditions of use:
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Submitter:
Balikoowa Centurio
Format:
application/vnd.rn-realmedia
Local Identifier:
8-08.m4a
Record Number:
57