Ruwe-ruwe, Flowers, flowers

Title: Ruwe-ruwe, Flowers, flowers
Performer / Recordist: Sithole, Simon Mafiru; Composer not specified; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Topical song; Mbira; Africa Zimbabwe Mt. Selinda
Description / content note: "Flowers, flowers for a child to play with. My father died tragically at Makwiani, my mother stoops in the shade of the wood. This music is for worship at Marange." The sad death of his father meant nothing to the children only like a flower to play with. Now his mother walks in the shadow of death, (literally walks bowed down) in the shade of the trees. His music in this song would be used in the worship or devotion of the souls (Mashawi) were he at home, at Marange. Personal laments with mbira dza WaNdau and deze resonator.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Ndau
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1955
Date issued / published: 1955
Identifier: TR003; 13
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:30
File format: wav
Sample Rate: 15 ips reel
Digitisation (original): 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo; Studer B67 Recorder; Sound Forge V.6
Rights Holder: International Library of African Music
License: CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Access Rights: Public
Is Part Of: ILAM Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series
Format: audio/mp3
Genre: field recordings
handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132073