Arap Kibaigong (The son of Kibaigong)

Title: Arap Kibaigong (The son of Kibaigong)
Creator: Kipkemo Arap Sitonik and Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony
Creator: Hugh Tracey
Subject: Kipsigis (African people)
Subject: Folk music--Kenya
Subject: Folk music
Subject: Field recordings
Subject: Africa, Sub-Saharan
Subject: Africa Kenya Kapkatet f-ke
Date Issued: 1950
Date: 1950
Type: sound recordings
Type: field recordings
Type: sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/177653
Identifier: vital:42843
Identifier: International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Identifier: TR165-12
Description: The song tells the story of a certain man who was given a pig to look after. He failed to do so properly and was warned that he would be beaten for his negligence. "Arap" means "the son of". The two note chorus is typical of many Kipsigis songs. Topical song with Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre, laced.
Format: mp3
Format: 7" Reel
Format: 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
Format: Studer B67 Recorder
Format: Sound Forge V.6
Format: 00:02:34
Publisher: International Library of African Music
Language: Kipsigis
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Ceative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike" License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)

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