Mwana wa Namwali (Child of Namwali)

Title: Mwana wa Namwali (Child of Namwali)
Performer / Recordist: Young Men and women; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Field recordings; Arts, Malawi; Songs, Nyanja; Nyanja (African people); Folk music; Africa Malawi Chikwawa
Description / content note: "The child of Namwali will not sleep today. The child of an older woman, will not sleep today. Will not sleep today. I will 'wage war' at the end of the year." The words 'wage war' are a euphemism for the marriage bed. The song is a warning to a girl to 'go straight' and not to cheapen herself with men. The word 'Namwali' usually refers to a virgin. Chiponda dance with clapping and 3 drums.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Nyanja; Mang'anja
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1958
Date issued / published: 1958
Identifier: TR089; 6
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:25
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/10962/156054