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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