Here's a beautiful little work song created by four postal employees who were recorded as they canceled stamps at the University of Ghana post office in 1975 (MP3). Their whistle-and-stamp song was recorded by James Koetting and appeared in the book/CD-Rom Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples. For more information on the recording, check out Elise's homework assignment on the recording. I hope she got a good grade. Ain't the internet grand? Thanks to listener Nick for sending this in; he's already booked the next flight to Ghana. If you want to see some of the stamps these postal workers might've been canceling, check here.
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Thanks for that link. My professor played this clip during a lecture in African-American Music History as an example of improvisation, rhythm and musical culture in contemporary West Africa and how it relates to music here in the states. I always wanted a copy of the recording.
Posted by: Jackson West | December 05, 2005 at 06:36 AM
Jackson, did you go to Macalester?
Posted by: Boris | December 05, 2005 at 04:25 PM
Ken,
This is great. Being a stamp collector, I am going to forward this link to all my collecting cohorts.
B-I-L
Bob
Posted by: Bob Parkin | December 06, 2005 at 09:04 AM
This is the most requested song ever at Oddio Overplay. Shared this in 2003, because I love it so much. The CDs accompany a text book by Jeff Todd Tilton. Scanned the page. Will try to dig up the scan with info and link it here.
Posted by: Katya Oddio | December 08, 2005 at 12:26 PM
..ooOoo.. :: MORE INFO ON THIS TRACK :: ..ooOoo..
source: Worlds of Music by Jeff Todd Tilton
Posted by: Katya Oddio | January 28, 2006 at 06:48 PM
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The info on this track has
been moved to this new location.
Enjoy! -katya
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Posted by: Katya Oddio | September 05, 2006 at 11:10 PM
Just try this at work. Just try it. I dare you.
Posted by: (withheld) | February 19, 2007 at 01:53 PM
i heard this song in a world music class at uf where i met my wife. this song is v special to both of us. thanks for posting the song and links. it makes me wish i could work in the post office in ghana
Posted by: andy | September 14, 2008 at 03:33 PM
Ken, this is really great! I know this is a old post, but I've listen to itthe first time today!
I'm as a photographer, would be interested in visulas too. there are some pictures what u could show us too? that would finalize the picture what I get, when I was listen to the sound.
thank you for sharing anyway!!!
Posted by: karola riegler | November 08, 2009 at 06:06 AM
I heard this on the CBC just lately. Sounds like Simon and Garfunkel's "Cecilia", but that was from 1970.
Posted by: tim | March 17, 2010 at 11:45 PM