Inu A Nambewe, inu A Phiri (You Nambewa, you Phiri)
Item
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Title
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Inu A Nambewe, inu A Phiri (You Nambewa, you Phiri)
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Description / content note
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After singing their song they tap their bamboo friction sticks and laugh and blow into the ends of the bamboos. A widow has to put string into her hair for two years after the husband dies, to mourn for him. The wicked old man is egging on the widow to be merry again. When this recording was played to some villagers in a nearby district, the Chief Njolomole was specially delighted to hear the blowing down the bamboo tubes at the end of the performance, an old drinking party custom, it appeared. "You Nambewa, you Phiri (two widows). Have you already taken off your mourning strings before you have finished mourning for your husband. You A Nabetha, and you A Naketha?" Drinking party dance song. Umkwenda with friction sticks.
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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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TR097
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9
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Is Format Of
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Analog reel item
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Duration (time)
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00:03:50
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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