Marhaban sheikhlwa dhifa

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Title: Marhaban sheikhlwa dhifa
Performer / Recordist: Sheik Mohammed Bin Isa with Arab/Swahili boys; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Music--Kenya; Songs, Swahili--Kenya; Songs, Swahili--Tanzania; Field recordings
Description / content note: Chant in praise of Allah. It is commonly believed by Mohammedans that by constantly repeating the name of the a dead Sheik you could see him in a vision. The capacity for "seeing" eidetic images is found all over the world. This kind of 'grunting' is found in many African tribes who have experienced the influence of Mohammedanism. It is also used among the Xhosa of the transkei although they are said to have left East Africa about 400 years ago and have no trace of that religion today. Praise of Allah.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Arabic
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Kenya Malindi
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR171; 13
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:16
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/10962/179999

Item sets: Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series

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