NWT669: Male vocal group

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT669 (d on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: ...9, Limba, [indecipherable], August 31st 1914. 2. Ref tone. 3. Unaccompanied male vocal group with leader. Reasonable quality recording but with variable signal. NB: It is not clear whether the language is East Limba or West Central Limba. C51/3056 is the master, C51/3057 (better quality) 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: NWT669: Male vocal group
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Limba
• Dimensions: 207 [Duration]
• Production Date: 1914.08.31
• Associated Places: No Data
• Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
• Museum: British Library
• Accession Number: BL:C51/3057

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