Kemai III

Title: Kemai III
Performer / Recordist: Kankolongo Alidor; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Luba (African people); Field recordings
Description / content note: "Two people had an argument. The rest came to find out what the trouble was, whereupon one left, leaving the other talking into space, at which they all said "what's the matter with him?" Kemai appears to be a common title for a piece of music, though they are not necessarily similar to each other. Only further research could elucidate this point. Topical song with Chisanzhi Likembe
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Luba
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Kasai
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1952
Date issued / published: 1952
Identifier: TR178; 16
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:01:34
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/10962/182620