Nyankabila, mama we

Title: Nyankabila, mama we
Performer / Recordist: Peter Manyanga; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Zinza (African people); Rundi (African people); Nyamwezi (African people); Folk songs, Rundi; Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: "Nyankabila lost himself in a far off land. His father longs for his return." This shape of the instrument, they say has been introduced from Ruanda-Urundi (Rwanda) to the west. The shape of its resonating box is distinctive, the lower end being arched and concave, in place of the more usual plan rectangle. The scale was:- 600, 528, 464, 396, 368, 300. Self delectative song, with Ikembe Likembe, 10 notes.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Rundi
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Tanzania Shanga
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR147; 12
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:16
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/10962/172793