Nchuwa (The four row game)

Item

Title
Nchuwa (The four row game)
Description / content note
"Even although you have given me Cinthele cloth, I will still run away to Baloni." Nchuwa is the game with four rows of holes or cups in the ground played with seeds or pebbles, and the sketch is meant to represent an exciting game between friends. It is a game of very ancient orign and is found widely throughout Eastern Africa under a number of different names and rules. It is said to have been imported into Africa by Arabs or people further East as long ago as the 10th century. Sketch-impromptu.
Language
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded
Date issued / published
1958
Identifier
TR096
1
Is Format Of
Analog reel item
Duration (time)
00:02:51
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

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