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Record Id:10263342 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:Dabbous, Nagui.
Title:Nagui Dabbous, Henry Dabbous and Mrs Dabbous sing and tell stories in Arabic for the Australian Children's folklore collection [sound recording].
Published:1977.
Description:2 tape reels (ca. 65 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.
Playing Time:010500
Series:Australian Children's folklore collection
Summary:Folkloric recording. The Collection consists of traditional songs, music, rhymes and stories in several languages for young children selected by Gwenda Davey from original field recordings located at Museum Victoria.
Contents:Nagui, stories: The hungry caterpillar. Henry, stories: Who is your friend? -- singing: The mother with twelve daughters -- My name is Sammy. Nagui, stories: The duck, the goose and the turkey -- The lonely elephant. Henry, stories: The lonely elephant -- Bird in the hand. Nagui, stories: My uncle the tiger. Henry or Nagui, singing: Mummy's coming -- Mummy's coming -- The night has gone -- My daughter, I could eat you up. Nagui, Henry and Mrs Dabbous sing: Grandpa, Grandpa. Nagui or Henry, singing: I love my daughter -- The balloon.
Biography:The Dabbous brothers originally came from Egypt.
Notes:Recorded at Werribee, Vic. on 11 January and 17 February 1977.
In Arabic. Most items accompanied by translation or description in English.
Subjects:Children's songs -- Australia.
Folksongs, Arabic -- Australia.
Egyptians -- Australia -- Folklore.
Children's stories.
Other Authors:Davey, Gwenda, 1932-
Dabbous, Henry.
Dabbous Mrs.
Access Conditions:Access open for research, personal copies and public use. Acknowledgement to be made to Gwenda Davey.
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Libraries that have this item:National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (1342295) ORAL TRC 2632/21

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