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oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1009412

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Title:An impromptu recording of songs
0249-An impromptu recording of songs
Documentation of Nalu, Tristao Islands, Guinea (Atlantic, Niger-Congo)
Contributor:p050
p051
p052
p053
p003
p001
Coverage:Guinea
Date:2011-04-14
Description:This was an impromptu session, four women (p050-p053), who had gathered behind the house (kafaan) to extract palm oil, said that they were practicing songs and wanted me to record them. Once I set up the recording equipment and asked them how they wanted to record it they all stood up and said they wanted to record it standing in a semi-circle. I then adjusted the mic accordingly and had them move a little closer in order that p002 would have an easier time holding the mic. I filmed the four ladies with the camera. During the singing another lady came and semi-participated, but she never really joined the singing completely. One can see her in the film a few times, but mainly her hands. I was reluctant to capture her as well as she was standing behind p002 who was holding the mic 'beam' made out of the middle section of a palm frond. It often enters the picture from above. Unfortunately, the lighting conditions and smoke billowing behind the group made the camcorder (Panasonic HDC-HS60) try refocus several times as well as adjust the lighting. I only found out later, once I noticed this problem with the camcorder, that it is actually possible to switch automatic light adjustment off.
Language_Name: Nalu Language_Region: Africa Language_Country: Guinea, Guinea Bissau Project_Status: Complete Year: 2009 Start_Date: 2010-10-01 End_Date: 2012-10-01
Format:audio/x-wav
video/mpeg
Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1009412
IPF0145
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1009412%23
Publisher:Frank Seidel
University of Florida
Subject:Singing
Nalu language
Subject (ISO639):naj
Type:Audio
Video

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Archive:  Endangered Languages Archive
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1009412
DateStamp:  2016-09-27
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Citation: p050; p051; p052; p053; p003; p001. 2011-04-14. Frank Seidel.
Terms: area_Africa country_GN iso639_naj

Inferred Metadata

Country: Guinea
Area: Africa


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