Amenya mwana (Mother of child)

Title: Amenya mwana (Mother of child)
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 Mlange
Description / content note: This song appears to be influenced by European teaching. The dirty must reflect the inevitable emotions of an ill-matched couple and the husband's rebellion. Sung no doubt only by men in the village. "Mother of child, get out of the house and take your child in case I should throw him out like a worthless thing. 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; 19
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:05
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/10962/160734