Coppersmiths hammering on pots (I)

Audio file
Date recorded: September 28, 1967
Contributor(s): Performer: Fes coppersmiths; Performer: Unidentified; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: talk/ambience
Culture: Arab, Moroccan
Instruments: hammer
Setting: Copper forge, Fes al-Bali
Location: Fez, Fès-Meknès, Morocco
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T3003
Track Number: 1
Archive ID: T3003R01
Note: Coppersmiths at work on three brass pots.
Belongs to: Fes VI 9/67
About the session: A varied series of recordings from the medieval walled city (Fes al-Bali) on the third day of the Moussem of Moulay Idriss. First, a group of coppersmiths practicing their trade, then the festivities of the Moussem with accompanying religious songs and celebratory music.
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