Nthambi wa Mwene

Title: Nthambi wa Mwene
Performer / Recordist: Muili wa Kwinga with Kamba women; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk songs, Kamba; Kamba (African people); Folk music--Kenya; Folk music; Field recordings
Description / content note: The dancers sing greetings to each other and ululate in reply. The dance is largely a shaking movement of the shoulders only, alternately left and right. In common with many other African dances the basic music is simple and repetitive. Kilumi dance song for men and women.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Kamba
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Kenya Machakos
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR161; 1
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:43
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/10962/176178