Kaiwang'u

Title: Kaiwang'u
Performer / Recordist: Ndasimi Sarubare with Arusha men; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Maasai (African people); Songs, Maasai; Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: This a self praise song by boys and girls who are waiting during the Rika period prior to undergoing circumcision. The leader sings in a kind of falsetto voice which is much appreciated by the people but on a recording gives no idea of his manly appearance. The calling for a special response during the course of the recitative is typical of Arusha songs. Rika Intitiation dance song for boys and girls.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Masai
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Tanzania Arusha
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR154; 4
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:44
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/10962/174096