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Festival Recordings: Music and Dance: Nile Ethiopian Ensemble; Cameroon: Kengmo & Nzempiah

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Local Numbers
FP-1997-CT-0196-7
General
CDR copy
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 26, 1997.
Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. African Immigrant Program 1997 Washington, D.C.
Ruland, Marcella (recorder)
Ruland, Tim (recorder)
Artist
Nile Ethiopian Ensemble
Performer
Nile Ethiopian Ensemble
Artist
Kengmo (Musical group)
Performer
Kengmo (Musical group)
Artist
Nzempiah
Performer
Nzempiah
Collection Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Place
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Ethiopia
Cameroon
Topic
World music
Drum
Violin
Krar
Masenquo
Percussion instruments
Xylophone
Cowbells
Dance
language
Costumes
African Americans
Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. African Immigrant Program 1997 Washington, D.C.
Ruland, Marcella (recorder)
Ruland, Tim (recorder)
Artist
Nile Ethiopian Ensemble
Performer
Nile Ethiopian Ensemble
Artist
Kengmo (Musical group)
Performer
Kengmo (Musical group)
Artist
Nzempiah
Performer
Nzempiah
Culture
Americans
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife / Series 2: African Immigrant Folklife / 2.3: Audio
Extent
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Date
1997 June 26
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.SFF.1997, Item FP-1997-CT-0196
Type
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 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.
Contents
Nile Esemble--Song--Masinko solo--Song and dance--Krar solo--Song and dance--Instrumental--Two song and dances; Kengmo-- Kwa Kwa--Percussion ensemble--Ashone--Children--Love--Percussion--Momenzo (frag.)
Track Information
101 Ethiopian Traditional Music and Dance / Nile Ethiopian Ensemble. Drum,Fiddle,Krar,Masenquo. 102 Cameroonian Music and Dance / Kengmo (Musical group), Nzempiah. Percussion instruments,Xylophone,Cowbells.
Restrictions
Restrictions on access. SI Permission.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1543333861509-1543333861605-1
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5aa133e98-1998-43bb-95ef-e3646088f399

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  • Online Finding AidSmithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1997 Festival of American Folklife

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