Mhala

Title: Mhala
Performer / Recordist: Group of old Xhosa men; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Folk songs, Xhosa
Description / content note: This song has no words, but anyone may put in interjections if he wishes. At one point a man praises the composer of this song. and later there are cries of encouragement- "Go on" - "Sing well" - "Make it a good song", and so on.- They were very pleased on hearing the closing shouts of approval when it was played back to them. Old people's song with clapping.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Xhosa
Place of recording: Africa -- South Africa Willowvale
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1957
Date issued / published: 1957
Identifier: TR028; 2
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:03:34
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/10962/136055