Nimwe kuya kusilya mukaniuzile amboni, You people who go where the Europeans live, tell the preachers to read the Bible for me

Item

Title
Nimwe kuya kusilya mukaniuzile amboni, You people who go where the Europeans live, tell the preachers to read the Bible for me
Performer / Recordist
Description / content note
The singers sang with a completely composed and sedate manner, and listened to the playback without a smile, but applauded themselves enthusiastically at the end as did the crowd who shouted "Very good." "You people of the watch tower, when you go across the river (Zambesi) go and ask them where my brother sleeps. The people of Satani have lied that people who died go to heaven (and do not stay here in the country of Petauke)." The idea that the souls of the dead leave the familiar earth and go to a far place 'heaven' is repugnant to some African people even though they may be Christian in name. They prefer the more homely resting place of the home country and its well known features. Lament
Language
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded
Date issued / published
1957
Identifier
TR185
1
Is Format Of
Analog reel item
Duration (time)
00:01:46
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

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