Ngwindingwindi ishumba inoruma (England is the lion that bites)

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Title: Ngwindingwindi ishumba inoruma (England is the lion that bites)
Performer / Recordist: Chief Takawarasha and group of Karanga men; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Field recordings; Folk music--Zimbabwe; Karanga (African people); Folk songs, Shona; Folk music; Africa Zimbabwe Takawarasha, Chibi District, Southern Rhodesia
Description / content note: An old song composed when the British first came to Rhodesia. 'Gwindingwindi' was their way of pronouncing 'England'. The drum was played by Esteri Shumba. The actual incident which gave rise to this song was the appearence of the Pinoneer Column marching across the Chibi District on its way up through Providential Pass to establish Fort Victoria and soon afterwards 'Fort' Salisbury in 1890. Historical song with 2 drums.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Shona; Karanga
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1958
Date issued / published: 1958
Identifier: TR082; 12
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:26
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/10962/154595

Item sets: Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series

Ngwindingwindi ishumba inoruma (England is the lion that bites)

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