Munthu na chinkwanya

Title: Munthu na chinkwanya
Performer / Recordist: Verrah Chirwa,Henga and Nyanja grils of Blantyre Secondary School; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Songs, Tumbuka; Tumbuka (African people); Field recordings
Description / content note: The story teller was taught this story, she says, by her uncle's wife. This is a story about a brother and a sister who went to see their sister in the next village. Before they left they were warned not to take a certain path. When they reached the junction they started arguing about which was the right path. Unfortunately they took the wrong path which led them to a giant. Story song
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Tumbuka
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa Malawi Mzimba
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1950
Date issued / published: 1950
Identifier: TR189; 20
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:17
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/10962/185566