Munandi

Title: Munandi
Performer / Recordist: Dudzai Sigauke; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Shona (African people); Folk music--Zimbabwe; Field recordings
Description / content note: "Dance gently so that your breasts do not drop. You, from heaven, what do they talk about there? They talk about the punishment for theft." It appears that the player had recently been in gaol for theft. The mouth resonated harmonics can be clearly heard in this recording. Self delectative tune with friction bow, mouth resonated, and rattle.
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Shona
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Zimbabwe; Africa Zimbabwe Melsetter
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1951
Date issued / published: 1951
Identifier: TR170; 16
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:18
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/10962/180749