Onyiego Obara
- Authors: Nyawaga Mgele , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) , Folk music--Kenya , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Kasipul f-ke
- Language: Luo
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/178075 , vital:42905 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR167-06
- Description: "When Onyiego Obara invited me to play my lyre at his house there was a large audience. I was surprised for I had never been to town before." The lyre is played horizontally with the bowl and one arm resting on the floor. It is held in this position by the left hand over the top of the upper arm of the lyre and by the foot. Topical song with Thum 8 string lyre, legs bells (-12.55-) and Oduong toe ring (-12.151-).
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- Date Issued: 1950
Peter Okola
- Authors: Nyawaga Mgele , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) , Folk music--Kenya , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Siaya f-ke
- Language: Luo
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/177880 , vital:42885 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR166-13
- Description: The player sits on a wooden pillow with small metal bells strung onto the calf of his right leg. He also has an iron ring on the big toe with which he strikes the lower arm of the lyre which is resting on the floor. 'Peter Okole, an African sub inspector of police was invited to a party to play hs lyric. He was embrassed at the beginning of the meal when he was asked to say grace as he did not know one. He remembers what a high class family this was and how people should learn manners from them. Morality song with Thum 8 string lyre, leg bells (-12.55-) and Adoung toe ring (-12.151-).
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- Date Issued: 1950