NWT741: Timne Orphan Song

Historical wax cylinder recording made by Northcote Whitridge Thomas, a British government anthropologist who conducted field research in Sierra Leone in 1914-15. NWT741 (d on cylinder rim). 1. Announcement: ...41, Timne Orphan [?] song, March 24th 1915. 2. Ref tone. 3. Unaccompanied vocal group. 4. Ref tone. 5-6. Unaccompanied male vocal solo. Reasonable quality recording but with surface noise due to master cylinder being cracked and distortion in track 5. C51/3207 is the master, C51/3208 (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: NWT741: Timne Orphan Song
• Materials: No Data / Other
• Culture Group: Temne
• Dimensions: 158 [Duration]
• Production Date: 1915.03.24
• Associated Places: No Data
• Associated People: Thomas, Northcote Whitridge (1868-1936) [Sound Recordist]
• Museum: British Library
• Accession Number: BL:C51/3208

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