Wakhala wekha (When you are alone)

Title: Wakhala wekha (When you are alone)
Performer / Recordist: Four Lomwe song; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Field recordings; Songs, Chewa; Lomwe (African people); Chewa (African people); Folk music; Africa Malawi Mkanda
Description / content note: The song is said to have been sung when people were on the move. It appears to be a morality song. "When you are alone be careful on the path. When you are two, also be careful. When you are many, also be careful." Party song.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Lomwe
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1958
Date issued / published: 1958
Identifier: TR098; 18
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:00:39
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/10962/160725