Gororombe yawakuru = Gorombe of the elders

Title: Gororombe yawakuru = Gorombe of the elders
Performer / Recordist: Mashoka, Saimoni; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Shona (African people); Folk music--Zimbabwe; Field recordings
Description / content note: By 2 men and 3 women. The word 'Gororombe' now refers to a certain flute ensemble dance, but it appears that it may have been used for other dances as well in ancient times. The singers come from the Buhera district of central Southern Rhodesia. Song for Mashawi dance, with two Njari (Mbira), one 29 note and one 23 note.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Shona
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Zimbabwe; Africa Zimbabwe Buhera
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1949
Date issued / published: 1949
Identifier: TR172; 8
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:33
File format: wav
Sample Rate: 15 ips reel
Provenance: 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/10962/180194