Wa selenge nina kitabu cha mauridi = My beloved, I have a book of prayers

Title: Wa selenge nina kitabu cha mauridi = My beloved, I have a book of prayers
Performer / Recordist: Selemani, Idi; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Zinza (African people); Rundi (African people); Nyamwezi (African people); Folk songs, Rundi; Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: The leader of this song, Idi Selemani is a well known homourist and great favourite in the town of Dar es Salaam (1950). Part of his act is pretending to be very angry with his singers. The 'Book of Mauridi' refers, they say, to a section of the Koran containing prayers and instructions. Love song.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Nyamwezi
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR147; 19
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:24
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/10962/172869