Omtwale Kasha

Title: Omtwale Kasha
Performer / Recordist: Ernest Kibuka with Haya men; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Music--Uganda; Haya (African people); Nyoro (African people); Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: "Take him to Kasha's village, where he will be happy and have plenty to drink." A beer made from bananas is the favourite drink of the district. Note the somewhat complicated rhythmic structure of the song. Topical song with conical laced drum and clapping.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Nyoro; Haya
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Tanzania / Uganda Kabale / Bukoba
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR144; 12
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:26
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/10962/172042