MIX July 21, 1972 - 23A Ebago

Recording #23A

Place of Recording: Ebago

Date of Recording: July 21, 1972

Performance: Ebago villagers

Informant: Paul Abulla and Henry Akway

Date of Transcript: September 30, 1972

1 000 Kuruma continues.

Information: Continuation of dance tapes begun on Tape 21. Confused singing.

2 037 Agwaga.

Information: Sitting down. Girls dance with their hands. Boys running around. 1 or 2 boys dancing with 3 or 4 girls. Everybody is involved again. Everybody is singing. Boys dance separately and girls dance separately.

3 127 Crowd noises, no action.

4 153 Kuruma.

Information: Time is 1:50 p.m. Kuruma of the past. Notice the rhythm.

5 184 Kuruma.

Information: Younger voices. Sound on this part quite good. Can hear the leader and the response. Sounds like mostly women and children.

6 270 Awawa.

Information: Described by Paul. Etc., Okach is the same as Okama.

7 324 Murle dance.

Information: Done while they jump up and down. This song made in 71. Girls in line and boys in line with no drums. Singer in between as he sings. Girls choose boys by stomping on their feet. Finishes at 390.