Manyanga

Title: Manyanga
Performer / Recordist: Wachezaji wa Manyanga. Leader, Kasomangila Husen Ishike; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Nyamwezi (African people); Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: This team of professional dancers do a number of acrobatic step dances. The rhythm of their movements is accentuated by the ankle bells. The drums only appear towards the end of the item. Step dance with 3 conical drums (-14.22303-).
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Nyamwezi
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Tanzania Baraza Ndono
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR149; 8
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:20
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/10962/173183