Mganga gwilyawawina

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Title: Mganga gwilyawawina
Performer / Recordist: Mlongahilo with Hehe men; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Chaga (African people); Hehe (African people); Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: "Dead bodies become earth." This song reflects the European, Christian 'earth to earth' conception. The two sets of bells worn on either leg are called:- Mangala yi mulalula which are the high noted bells and Mangala ingahola which are the low noted bells. Dance songs are composed from the simplest factual material, in this case from the fact that the local District Commissioner of Iringa had been transferred. Viwunga dance song for men, with Nduntsi and Ndamula single headed, open pegged hourglass drums, and Mangala bells (-12.55-).
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Hehe
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Tanzania Kilolo
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR157; 14
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:06
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/10962/175067

Item sets: Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series

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