Njinga yalowa (Njinga is dead)
Item
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Title
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Njinga yalowa (Njinga is dead)
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Description / content note
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Njinga was a certain man who had a generous wife. When he died his widow married again and had much trouble with the second husband. So thinking of Njinga she used to sing in her sorrow. "Njinga is dead alas." It is notable that the words of many African songs are only loosely associated with the ceremony in hand. There may have been some close local association at one time which has now escaped their memory and tradition has taken over. "Njinga is dead. Njinga is dead. Alas ee. Mother help me. Njinga is dead. Funeral song (during the burial ceremony). Tin used as drums.
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Publisher
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International Library of African Music (ILAM)
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Date issued / published
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1958
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Identifier
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TR093
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10
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Is Format Of
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Analog reel item
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Duration (time)
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00:02:38
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File format
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wav
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Sample Rate
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15 ips reel
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Digitisation (original)
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96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
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Studer B67 Recorder
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Sound Forge V.6
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Rights Holder
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International Library of African Music
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License
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CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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Access Rights
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Public
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Is Part Of
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ILAM Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series
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Format
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audio/mp3
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Genre
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field recordings