He Khalumo-lumo (He! The Khalumo-lumo)
Item
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Title
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He Khalumo-lumo (He! The Khalumo-lumo)
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Description / content note
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Sung by the chief woman diviner, assisted by both a man and a woman diviner and group of women, all of whom clapped. The assistant woman diviner beat a smal drum slung round her neck. "He, the Khalumo-lumo. It ate a whole nation and left a small boy." This refers to an old Sotho legend. The small boy grew up to be the saviour of his race. Many snares were laid for him from which he escaped. Mathuela, diviner's dance song, with small drum (-14.03-), frame drum (-14.92-) and clapping (-12.03-).
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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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1959
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Identifier
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TR0101
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6
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Is Format Of
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Analog reel item
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Duration (time)
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00:03:31
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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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Provenance
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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