Summary

Edison double sided diamond disc recording (10 in).
Side A: 'Inca Rhapsodie, No. 5--Part 1', arranged by Carlos Valderrama, piano solo played by Carlos Valderrama.
Side B: 'Inca Rhapsodie, No. 5--Part 2', arranged by Carlos Valderrama, piano solo played by Carlos Valderrama.
Produced by Edison, United States. Technology: Edison Diamond disc.
Classification: classical instruments.
Year Recorded: 1920. Year Pressed: 1920-1929.

Carlos Valderrama was a Peruvian pianist and composer, who travelled to villages and persuaded the INDIGENOUS PEOPLE to play for him their tribal music. Inca music, he said is based on only five notes, played on hollow bamboo rods resembling flutes but yards in length. DATE REFERENCE

Description of Content

TYPE: EDISON DIAMOND 10 IN. CONTENTS: "INCA RHAPSODIE NO. 5, OPUS 11 PARTS 1 AND 2", ARRANGED AND PLAYED BY CARLOS VALDERRAMA ON PIANO. COMPANY: EDISON CO., U. S. A. TYPE DETAILS: DOUBLE SIDED. COMMENTS: CAT. NO. 80721 R & L. MATRIX NOS. 7437 AND 7440.

Physical Description

Double sided black heavy disc with a single central hole. Disc is 5 mm thick. Contained in a brown paper sleeve with hole to view label.

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