Sengere Part II

Title: Sengere Part II
Performer / Recordist: Mkwawa, Pancras; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Chaga (African people); Hehe (African people); Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: The singer is well known for his ability to sing these old songs which he does with considerable skill. He is the younger brother of the deposed chief, and uncle to the present paramount chief Adam Sapi. He sings partly in Hehe and partly Sanga (50/8/3) in which language they say, old poems are often sung. The sharp rhythmic beatings were made by the player striking the gourd resonator with the back of a finger. Heroic song with Ligombo 6 string trough zither.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Hehe
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Tanzania Iringa
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR156; 12
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:54
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/10962/174894