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Date recorded: September 1, 1967 to September 30, 1967
Contributor(s): Performer: Unidentified interpreter; Performer: Moha, Mbarak; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: camel call, interview/commentary, spoken
Culture: Amazigh, Moroccan
Language: Tamazight, French, Moroccan Arabic
Location: Imilchil, Midalt, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T2095
Track Number: 16
Archive ID: T2095R16
Note: Though the camel driver's songs are in Tamazight, the interpreter clearly asks in Moroccan Arabic: "Do you know any songs (to sing) if you travel from here to Souss (Valley)?" The commands and camel calls are in Tamazight.
Transcript:
Belongs to: Imilchil II 9/67
About the session: Songs and chants by shepherds and camel drivers in the vicinity of Imilchil, High Atlas region. Singers recorded include Sheikh Hamidu Muh of Aghbala (High Atlas) and Mbarak Moha of Goulmima (Sahara). In this session, many languages are often spoken on the same track. Lomax's interpreter probably has some difficulty with this particular dialect of Tamazight, as he frequently switches to Moroccan Arabic in conversation. For interviews with the shepherds and camel drivers, we have listed "Tamazight" because they respond in their native language. For translations and commentaries we have listed "French," as these tracks are intended to be explanations (in a more commonly-understood language) of the original texts. Lomax's notes: "Imilchil—handling sheep—3 shepherds' songs, interview—handling camels—3 camel songs with interview."
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