Msodachi

Title: Msodachi
Performer / Recordist: Chimya Mahalele with Gogo men; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Gogo (African people); Songs, Gogo; Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: "The Germans and Hitler are under the water, I thought the war against Japan was over." Snatches of news of great distant events frequently appear in African folk songs where they are interwoven with news of more local significance. Ndwala bells are forged out of iron and curved over into the shape of a pod with one side open. Small iron balls are inserted inside. The bells are strung onto strips of raw hide and tied around the shins and ankles. Nindo praise song, with stamping and Ndwala bells.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Gogo
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Tanzania Dodoma
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR154; 14
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:51
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/10962/174234