Halenu mina haleno (Here I am)

Title: Halenu mina haleno (Here I am)
Performer / Recordist: Grup of 5 Shangaan men; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Field recordings; Folk songs, Tsonga; Ronga language; Tsonga (African people); Folk music
Description / content note: This type of singing accompanies the Kwaya dance, a speciality of the Shangaan tribesmen from the lower Limpopo regions of Mozambique. "Kwaya" (taken from the English word "choir") combines clever rhythmic singing of blank verse with equally clever rhythmic strutting. Kwaya topical song.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Ronga
Place of recording: Africa -- Mozambique Chibudo
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1958
Date issued / published: 1958
Identifier: TR074; 7
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:06:10
File format: wav
Sample Rate: 15 ips reel
Provenance: 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/10962/153127