Mende song

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. Mende song, accompanied by two gita and performed by an all male group as pictured in the photograph. The song is a Mohammedan song on the subject of Ramadan. The gita is a rectangular frame drum. Measurements of the bigger one: length 14.5", width 12.5", depth of frame 5.5". The smaller one measured: length 12.5", width 10", depth of frame 3". The bigger one is played with one stick, the smaller one with two.

Further Information

Type: Sound Recording, Musical instruments
Object: Mende song
Materials: No Data / Other
Culture Group: Mende
Dimensions: No Data
Production Date: 1966.12.20
Associated Places: Sahn, Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District [Place Recorded]
Associated People: Cootje van Oven [Sound Recordist]; Herb Clark [Sound Recordist]; Vandi Bamba [Leading singer]; Momo Janeh [Second singer]; Mohamed Sengeh and Buake Mansaray [Gita players]
Museum: Cootje Van Oven Collection
Accession Number: CVO:225