Mai wa Zondiwa (Mother of Zondiwa)

Title: Mai wa Zondiwa (Mother of Zondiwa)
Performer / Recordist: Group of 5 Karanga men from Gutu District; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Field recordings; Folk music--Zimbabwe; Karanga (African people); Folk songs, Shona; Folk music; Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia
Description / content note: The yodelling of these Karanga men is typical of the southern part of Southern Rhodesia and is not found in many other tribes. The dancers take it in turns to come out into the centre of the ring and perform a simple step dance, with rhythmic stamping of the feet. Bakumba party dance with 2 drums and rattle and sound of step dance.
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; 17
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:03:22
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/10962/154640