Ngutu Waga

Item

Title
Ngutu Waga
Performer / Recordist
Description / content note
"His good friend Ngutu Waga, the tailor, has been so generous to the singer as to give him all the necessary cattle with which to marry. What friend could be better than that?" This song is a tribute to his generosity. Ngutu furthermore is a fine tailor at Awak. He once cut a dress for a very lain girl which made her so beautiful that within one week many young men wanted to marry her. The tuning of the lyre in order of strings is as follows:- 170, 152, 138, 116, 232, 202, 170, 152 vs. Praise song for a friend with Thum 8 string and Gava leg bells (-12.55-).
Language
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded
Date issued / published
1950
Identifier
TR167
12
Is Format Of
Analog reel item
Duration (time)
00:02:44
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

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