Nyamata iwe (You boy)

Title: Nyamata iwe (You boy)
Performer / Recordist: Young Chewa girls; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Field recordings; Songs, Chewa; Songs, Nyanja; Nyanja (African people); Chewa (African people); Folk music; Africa Malawi Ncheu
Description / content note: The word 'Jaivi' has been picked up by the youngsters of this country as a new word for 'dancing' although the dance itself is not remotely connected in this case with Jive dancing. "You boy standing there, don't answer me now because I am busy dancing 'Jaivi'." Cintala dance for girls with bass drums.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Nyanja; Chewa
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1958
Date issued / published: 1958
Identifier: TR096; 15
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:35
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/10962/160107