Manyanga drum rhythms I

Title: Manyanga drum rhythms I
Performer / Recordist: Husuni Isike, Salumu Athman, Ramadhani Khuluwa; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Zinza (African people); Rundi (African people); Nyamwezi (African people); Folk songs, Rundi; Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: The laced conical drums provide the rhythmic bass, while the player of the goblet drum supplies the syncopation. The sharp sound is produced by stricking the membrane of the drum with loose fingers. The muted sound by closed fingers and the raised note by pressure from one elbow on the membrane. Three conical drums, one goblet drum (-14.51101-) and small bells (-12.55-).
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Nyamwezi
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Tanzania Tabora
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR148; 5
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:19
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/10962/172950