Kamwhino wa Mwikya
Item
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Title
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Kamwhino wa Mwikya
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Description / content note
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The singer sings to his lost love. He reminds her that he loved her even before she grew up. He had asked her to speak to him, but she refused and used to speak to another. The singer uses his lute as a rhythmic rather than a melodic instrument. His voice appears to be pitched well above the instrument. His voice appears to be pitched well above the two basic notes of his lute, but the interval may bear some constant relationship which is not discernable to a foreign ear at first hearing. On the other hand the lute may be considered as a two note 'drone' to the melody. It will be noticed that the pitch of his lute slightly lower in this and the next song "Musenga." Love song, with Mbebe, one string, bowed lute.
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Publisher
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International Library of African Music (ILAM)
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Date issued / published
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1950
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Identifier
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TR160
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4
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Is Format Of
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Analog reel item
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Duration (time)
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00:01:12
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File format
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wav
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Sample Rate
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15 ips reel
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Digitisation (original)
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96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
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Studer B67 Recorder
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Sound Forge V.6
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Rights Holder
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International Library of African Music
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License
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CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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Access Rights
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Public
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Is Part Of
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ILAM Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series
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Format
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audio/mp3
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Genre
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field recordings