Lile, Lile makonokaya (Lile, Lile, what will happen this year)

Item

Title
Lile, Lile makonokaya (Lile, Lile, what will happen this year)
Performer / Recordist
Description / content note
This was said to have been sung when the Europeans first came to the country and the people did not know what was going to happen. The friction sticks are held in the left hand, the serated parts downwards and scraped with a small stick. The song was originally sung by Matengo people, a small tribe who were overrun and absorbed by the Ngoni people, it is said. If the explanation of the singers is correct, the song must be about 60-70 years old. Who Lile may have been, no one knew. M'kwenda dance with 5 Umkwenda friction sticks.
Language
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded
Date issued / published
1958
Identifier
TR097
7
Is Format Of
Analog reel item
Duration (time)
00:02:22
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

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