Two records held together: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings' own catalogue page for FW04441, "Drums of the Yoruba of Nigeria," describing the three-legged, sacred Igbin drums played with hands and sticks, the Dundun pressure drums that carry both rhythm and melody, and the two-toned Bata drums unique to the Yoruba people, and stating the recordings "were made during the festival of Orishanla at Oyo," recorded in 1951 at the capital of the Oyo kingdom; and the Journal of the International Folk Music Council's 1955 published notice of the record (volume 7), confirming its original publisher, the Ethnic Folkways Library of New York, and catalogue number P.AAI, predating the Smithsonian Institution's 1987 acquisition of the Folkways catalogue.
Facts
Citation
PublisherSmithsonian Folkways Recordings (successor to the Ethnic Folkways Library); Journal of the International Folk Music Council
URLhttps://folkways.si.edu/drums-of-the-yoruba-of-nigeria/world/music/album/smithsonian; https://doi.org/10.2307/834629
Source Typeinstitutional record
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The Smithsonian Institution's own record label catalogue naming the festival and drums recorded, corroborated by an independent academic journal review confirming the record's original publisher and catalogue number. Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Musical Works, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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