1. Amma Bio, Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo, Sanwa, 1986

Description:

Amma Bio of Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo demonstrates the dance associated with sinyeele (balo or xylophone) music played at funerals. Male family head Nyua Kwadwo plays the sinyeele. Lying beneath the partially assembled instrument are calabashes that serve as resonators and produce the instrument's distinctive sound. A small wooden stool lies on its side nearby. Sanwa, 6 August, 1986.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17506 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16697

Location(s) Facet:

Sanwa

Subjects:

Family history; Gbaŋmbɛ [Gbangmbe] Katoo

Subjects Facet:

Music; Balo; Funeral customs and rites; Dance; Oral history; Gourd, Calabash; Xylophone; Stools

Creator:

Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane

Date searchable:

1986

Date searchable:

1986-08-06

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Sanwa;8.142199, -2.372039

Date Digitized:

2016

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.142199, -2.372039