E-ye-ye alawombi tombi, I have lost my hair-do

Title: E-ye-ye alawombi tombi, I have lost my hair-do
Performer / Recordist: Group of eight Lunda men and women; Composer not specified; Tracey, Hugh
Description / content note: Topical song, accompanied by struck metal, referring to how the girls lose the plaited hair that they draw into a wedge or mat on top of their heads.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Lunda
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa -- Zambia Fort Rosberry
Publisher: International Library of African Music
Date recorded: 1957-07-16
Date issued / published: 1957-07-16
Identifier: HTFT497-L118; L2V2
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:51
File format: wav
Sample Rate: 30ips pancake reel
Digitisation (original): 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo; STUDER A812 Recorder; Sound Forge V.8
Rights Holder: International Library of African Music
License: CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Access Rights: Public
Is Part Of: Hugh Tracey Field Tapes
Format: audio/mp3
Genre: Folk music--Africa; Field recordings
handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/240658