Conversation between village women (fragment)

Audio file

Date recorded: September 1, 1967 to September 30, 1967
Contributor(s): Performer: Unidentified women; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: talk/ambience
Culture: Amazigh, Moroccan
Instruments: voice
Setting: A wedding, indoors
Location: Aguelmouss, Ouarzazate, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T2089
Track Number: 3
Archive ID: T2089R03
Transcript:
Belongs to: Aguelmouss II 9/67
About the session: A series of songs by a group of women in the Amazigh / Berber village of Aguelmouss in Ouarzazate Province. These dance songs feature rhythmic accompaniment on the naqus, a percussion instrument which consists of a brass tray which is beaten with iron rods.
Rights: The rights to the audio, photographic, and video materials contained within the Lomax Digital Archive are administered by various publishers, record labels, collectors, estates, and other rights holders. Any uses, commercial or not, must be cleared by the specific rights holders. For questions regarding the use of any material on the LDA, please contact Permissions.
Do you have something to add, or do you see an error in this record? We'd love to hear from you.