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LOGGER'S SHEET LOGGER: Greg Wood REEL NUMBER: 2B STAGE: D.C. Workshop DATE: 6-28-87 PRESENTOR: Oscar Ordenes / Kazad wa mukun GROUP NAME: I Rumenahui II African music workshop REGION/STYLE: Andean Music from Ecuador PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION I. Ruminahui (see previous page with side 2A) II. James Makubuya - Uganda catholic univ. student Instruments: ndongo xylophone dingidi adungo Djimo Kouyate | Kora musician from Senegal CONTENTS 1. "EL Chulla Quiteno" (in progress) I 2. "Chamisas" II 3. Kora selection: D. Kouyate, kora and vocals (300 yr old song) 4. commentary on griot in mandingo society. kora is a gourd covered on side with cowhide. there are 21 strings - nylon used in America, 5. with less tonality. Mr Kouyate answers questions about tuning, songs. Every historical event merits a griots song. 6. musical selection on ndongo, a type of lyre, by Mr. Makubuya.... Ballad about a wife of chief who went to buy fish, which was bad. 7. commentary by Mr. Makubuya... ndongo used for ballads & epics... 8 strings, 5 notes. right hand plays the tune, left hand duplicates what was 8. played. intrument made from skin of a water lizard, cow skin covers wooden bowl, gut 9. strings give best resonance, so nylon is used hole on instrument face to release heat & music.. 10. commentary: Kazadi wa mukuna 11. Brief tune played on one-string violin, dingidi by Mr. Makubuya 12. commentary on one-string violin - mr makubya and playing technique 13. commentary by Djimo Koyate on another instrument of bambara family of mali- similar in shape to kora - 6 strings for master nuntet songs shore selection played by mr kayate on previously described instrument commentary by mr kouyate kora: half gourd duzamgami (?spelling): full gourd commentary on adungu by mr Makubya - tuning pegs, construction. instrumental: Mr Makubuya on adungu