Akamkungulu kagaya (Why are you angry)

Title: Akamkungulu kagaya (Why are you angry)
Performer / Recordist: Wachezaji wa Manyanga. Leader, Kasomangila Husen Ishike; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Nyamwezi (African people); Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: "Why are you angry with me, you are not my father, you are not my brother, leave me alone." 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. Dance song and 1 goblet pegged drum (-14.51101-) and bells (-12.55-).
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; 9
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:03:02
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/10962/173192