Baba ndarota kufa, Father, I dreamt of death

Title: Baba ndarota kufa, Father, I dreamt of death
Performer / Recordist: Simon Sitole; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Folk music--Zimbabwe; Folk songs, Ndau; Ndau (African people); Field recordings
Description / content note: "The singer dreamt one day of his own death and tells his mother, sister and the rest of his family about his dream." In fact, the singer Simon Sitole is repeating the words of a song heard from another man and does not refer to himself. Only the opening line was picked up. He made up the rest for himself. Wistful song with Mbira dza WaNdau
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Ndau
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Zimbabwe Mt. Selinda
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1957
Date issued / published: 1957
Identifier: TR176; 11
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:49
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/10962/181789