Hans-Joachim Heinz Botswana Collection
Number of items in collection: 13
Short description:
Recordings in this collection can be played by anyone.
Recordings of the !Ko Bushmen (San) of the Kalahari.
Long description:
Recordings in this collection can be played by anyone.
Recordings of the !Ko Bushmen (San) of the Kalahari.
Hans-Joachim Heinz, was an anthropologist, who from 1961 worked amongst the !Ko Bushmen (San) of the Kalahari. Having married into the local community, Heinz lived among the !Ko for some 40 years. The recordings include vocal solos and duets, healing songs, musical games, and a range of instruments including musical bows and other stringed instruments and lamellaphones. Most of the recordings were made as the community went about its daily life; they therefore include casual conversation, laughter and other sounds of the society.
All recordings on this site are governed by licence agreements.