About this minute
- Title
- Large Ibo vocal group
- Recordist
- Northcote Thomas
- Contributor
- Pitt Rivers Museum
- Year
- 1912
- Location
- Nigeria, Africa
- Collections
- Collection 3
Collection 3 #7
You just heard the sound of Ibo people in Nigeria singing together over 100 years ago! What did you imagine when you listened – did you think the recording was new or old? This recording was made on a wax cylinder, which is a very old piece of equipment for capturing sounds. Did you notice…