Kwaa Mensah; Mento Band
Object Details
- General note
- DPA number 75.262.03
- Local Numbers
- FP-1975-7RR-0120
- General
- 75.262.03
- CDR copy
- Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
- Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 26, 1975.
- Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. African Diaspora Program 1975 Washington, D.C.
- Mensah, Kwaa, 1920-1991
- Mento Band
- Collection Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Place
- United States
- Washington (D.C.)
- Jamaica
- Ghana
- Topic
- World music -- Jamaica
- World music -- Ghana.
- Mento (Music)
- Mento bands
- Highlife (Music)
- Fanti (African people)
- Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. African Diaspora Program 1975 Washington, D.C.
- Mensah, Kwaa, 1920-1991
- Mento Band
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1975 Festival of American Folklife
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1975 Festival of American Folklife / Series 2: African Diaspora / 2.3: Audio
- Extent
- 1 Sound recording
- sound-tape reel (analog, 7 in.)
- Date
- 1975 June 26
- Archival Repository
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- Identifier
- CFCH.SFF.1975, Item FP-1975-7RR-0120
- Type
- Archival materials
- Sound recordings
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1975 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
- Existence and Location of Copies note
- Listening copy available
- Contents
- Kwaa Mensah- one song; Mento--5 songs including Come back Liza, By the rivers of babylon, Vast payada; On the mountaintop
- Restrictions
- Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511974073-1503511974121-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0