Ghana Postal Workers - Work Music
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Elise Moab Q&A: "Where and where was it created?
This particular piece is a field recording that was recorded by (ethnomusicologist) James Koetting in 1975. The music was created by the postal workers canceling stamps in the University of Ghana post office in Ghana.
The whistled part is from the hymn "Bompata," by the Ghanaian composer W.J. Akyeampong (b. 1900). This type of music is created daily as a normal part of life for the Africans in Ghana."
MP3 version here.
Read a detailed account of the music, featured in the book/CD Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples
Elise Moab Q&A: "Where and where was it created?
This particular piece is a field recording that was recorded by (ethnomusicologist) James Koetting in 1975. The music was created by the postal workers canceling stamps in the University of Ghana post office in Ghana.
The whistled part is from the hymn "Bompata," by the Ghanaian composer W.J. Akyeampong (b. 1900). This type of music is created daily as a normal part of life for the Africans in Ghana."
MP3 version here.
Read a detailed account of the music, featured in the book/CD Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples
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