Musical objects at the Pitt Rivers (BBC)

Subject: Musical objects at the Pitt Rivers (BBC)
From: Rain Dog
Date: 01 Aug 14 - 10:08 AM

The Musicologist
Episode 5 of 5

Availability:4 weeks left to listen
Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast:Sunday 27 July 2014

Five views of Oxford's Aladdin's cave, the Pitt Rivers Museum. Musicologist Lucy Doran explores the musical objects.

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Subject: RE: Musical objects at the Pitt Rivers (BBC)
From: GUEST,Mike Yates
Date: 01 Aug 14 - 11:31 AM

Despite what the BBC caption says, surely this is Dr Lucy Duran.

Subject: RE: Musical objects at the Pitt Rivers (BBC)
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 02 Aug 14 - 09:49 AM

I tried, I tried. But listening to people talk in general terms about instruments I can't even see, much less hear, seemed futile.

And what is the instrument being played in the background? They don't even say!

(I suspect it's a Lyon and Healy electronic harp.)

Subject: RE: Musical objects at the Pitt Rivers (BBC)
From: GUEST,Anne Neilson
Date: 02 Aug 14 - 10:33 AM

Hi, Leeneia.

Fairly sure (from the sound of it and the reference made to it slightly later by the speaker) that the instrument concerned is a Kora -- described as a West african harp/lute.

There are many videos on YouTube, and players to look out for are the likes of Toumani Diabate and Solo Cissokho.
(Apologies for my ineptitude in posting clicky links!)

Subject: RE: Musical objects at the Pitt Rivers (BBC)
From: Jack Campin
Date: 02 Aug 14 - 10:48 AM

One going on EBay from Italy ridiculously cheap (seller doesn't know what it is):

snakeskin-head 8-string kora

Subject: RE: Musical objects at the Pitt Rivers (BBC)
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 02 Aug 14 - 11:15 AM

Thanks, Anne. I'll go on YouTube and check out the kora.

Subject: RE: Musical objects at the Pitt Rivers (BBC)
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 02 Aug 14 - 12:23 PM

Looks like the buyer of the eBay kora was determined to have it. It went cheap because there was only one buyer, but they had upped their maximum bid several times, so you would have had to bid high to beat them.

Subject: RE: Musical objects at the Pitt Rivers (BBC)
From: GUEST,srini
Date: 02 Aug 14 - 06:13 PM

Looks like there's a whole new set of music kids.

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