NWT676: Balangi duet

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT676 (m on cylinder rim; Balan on box). 1. Announcement: Record 676, Kabala [?] September 22nd 1914. Balan [?]. 2. Ref tone. 3. Duet for balangi - a xylophone type instrument. Good quality recording but with variable signal. C51/3006 (better quality) is the master, C51/3069 is a duplicate. This is a digital access version of an original wax cylinder recording held in the collection of the British Library. Supplied and used with permission from The British Library.

Further Information

• Type: Wax Cylinder Recordings
• Object: NWT676: Balangi duet
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 207 [Duration]
• Production Date: 1914.09.22
• Associated Places: Kabala
• Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
• Museum: British Library
• Accession Number: BL:C51/3006

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