Se Bana wa Lela (Do not cry baby)
Item
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Title
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Se Bana wa Lela (Do not cry baby)
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Description / content note
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"Do not cry baby! the water pans have dried up, my father and mother died and I had no one to advise me. (literary 'to straighten me') "My uncle gave me a brown cow which, if it rains, will give me a pailful (of milk). Do not boast of your lover, boast of your husband. One does not boast of a theif." The player sat on the ground with the right leg passed through the bow. She held the bow in her left hand resting the curved wooden part on the ground, string uppermost. She stopped the upper part of the string with her chin, the other end of the bow rested on an enamel basin turned upside down. A second woman joined her towards the end. She stopped playing at one point to adjust the enamel basin resonator. The instrument is played by both men and women. When asked when they play these songs, the answer was, "Any time when we feel onely." Self delectative song with one stringed Nokokwane bow.
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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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TR0110
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13
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Is Format Of
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Analog reel item
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Duration (time)
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00:03:30
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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