Talatany chebwomut

Artist(s): 

Chemutoi Ketienya with Kipsigis girls

Date: 

1950/09/15

Format: 

78 RPM shellac record

00:01:09

Sound Forge V. 8

Technics SP - 10 MK II direct drive turntable

Vestax BDT - 2500 belt drive turntable

Studer Revox Interface SP 10-8

Source: 

Shellac record number: TP2082

Master number: XYZ5533b

Recording number: 5533

Research number: D6L 22

Tape number: D-139

Sound of Africa series number: TR-164 B8

Publisher: 

International Library of African Music

Rights: 

International Library of African Music

Identifier (greenstone export db): 
5771
Identifier (original): 

TP2082-XYZ5533b

Identifier (disa): 

mus1950-09-15.036.018.TP2082-XYZ5533b

Keywords: 
Description: 

A humorous song with Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre. The mysterious singer and dancer, Chemirocha has been turned into a local god Pan with the feet of an antelope, half beast, half man. He is urged by the girls to do the leaping dance familiar to all Kipsigis so energetically that he will jump clear out of his clothes. The name Chemirocha is based upon the guitarist Jimmy Rodgers.Details from ILAM field card number: D6L 22b.