Wax cylinder recording of music for the "lela" celebration in Bali, Cameroon. Four flutes and singing. The lela celebration is closely linked to the kingdom and members of the royal family direct the course of the celebrations. The flutes in this recording were played by high dignitaries of the Bali kingdom. Recorded by Bernhard Ankermann in Bali, Cameroon, saved in the Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv.
Author: Traditional song