Temne (Krio) Bundu Society song

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Temne (Krio) Bundu Society Song, entitled Dem Waya Te So. The song is accompanied by two Bundu drums and handclapping, and is performed by an all female group. The musicians are Temne but the song is sung in Krio, a non-tribal language partly based on English and fairly widely spoken in Sierra Leone. The song at first has a false start when somebody makes a mistake through an unclear starting signal. There is also plenty of deliberate background whistling. The Bundu drum is a wooden cylindrical drum with two skins, one of which is beaten. In this case, each drum is played with one hooked stick and with the hand. Measurements of longer drum: length 21", diameter of drumskin 7". Shorter drum: length 16.5", diameter 8".

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Further Information

• Type: Sound Recording, Musical instruments
• Object: Temne (Krio) Bundu Society song
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Temne, Krio
• Dimensions: No Data
• Production Date: 1967.01.01
• Associated Places: Moyamba [Place Recorded]
• Associated People: Cootje van Oven [Sound Recordist]; Herb Clark [Sound Recordist]; Adama Fofanah [Leading singer and longer drum]; Koloneh Kamara [Shorter Drum]
• Museum: Cootje Van Oven Collection
• Accession Number: CVO:299

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