Marabu song (in Arabic)

Ethnomusicological sound recording made by Cootje van Oven. A Muslim religious song performed in Arabic, accompanied by gita players and chorus. The gita is a rectangular frame drum. Measurements of the bigger one are 18.5" by 14", of the smaller one 16.5" by 13". The bigger one is played with one stick, the smaller one with two. The singers are Mende but the song is sung in Arabic.

Further Information

Type: Sound Recording, Musical instruments
Object: Marabu song (in Arabic)
Materials: No Data / Other
Culture Group: Mende
Dimensions: No Data
Production Date: 1970.12.24
Associated Places: Giehun, Lower Bambara Chiefdom, Kenema District [Place Recorded]
Associated People: Cootje van Oven [Sound Recordist]; Chris Marshall [Sound Recordist]; Bockarie Suaray [Lead singer]; Daniel Lansana [Gita]; Johnny Danga [Gita]
Museum: Cootje Van Oven Collection
Accession Number: CVO:334