Izobongo zika ndlinkulu (Praises of the Chief's wife)

Title: Izobongo zika ndlinkulu (Praises of the Chief's wife)
Performer / Recordist: Group of elderly Mpondo women; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Praise
Description / content note: The leader of this group was praising the Chief's wife. She also paraded up and down in front of the singers mimicking the actions of milking a cow. It was explained that this meant she had been given a cow.- and every now and then she looked round and waved her arm as if to frighten off a thief. Praise song and chant with clapping.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Xhosa
Place of recording: Africa -- South Africa Lusikisiki
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1957
Date issued / published: 1957
Identifier: TR031; 3
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:04:18
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/10962/136434