[Somalia, Mogadishu, Interview with Yam-Yam (Cabdulqaadir Xirsi), 1978] [sound recording] / collected by Lee Nichols.

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[Somalia, Mogadishu, Interview with Yam-Yam (Cabdulqaadir Xirsi), 1978] [sound recording] / collected by Lee Nichols.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37888708

The author, interviewed through an interpreter, explains how he got started giving oral poetry readings in 1966. He discusses the importance of the oral tradition in Somali culture. Includes reading from his works.

1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, full track, mono. ; 10 in. + 2 broadcast tapes (7 in.) + documentation.

eng,

som,

Indiana University, Archives of Traditional Music

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SNAC Resource ID: 7397944

Indiana University, Archives of Traditional Music

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The Voice of America Forum Lectures in American Poetry series was broadcast internationally by the Voice of America radio program, which covered topics in the arts and sciences in mid-twentieth century America. From the description of Voice of America Forum Lectures in American Poetry series scripts, circa 1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702202512 American governmental agency broadcasting by radio to audiences in foreign countries. From the description of Vo...

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