Hina shirilo, ka Matebula, We lament at Matebula

Title: Hina shirilo, ka Matebula, We lament at Matebula
Performer / Recordist: Koza, Mpipo,9 Shangaan girls; Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Venda (African people); Tsonga (African people); Folk songs, Tsonga; Folk music--South Africa; Field recordings
Description / content note: The belief in magic and in the alleged power of one person to cause harm to another is growing, they said, in their district. The possibility of assaulting even the chief is not ruled out, although they explained he was a sufficiently strong personality to resist magical force. "We lament at Matebula. The wizard kills even chiefs. Chief Fofoza they would kill for no reason. Lament
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Venda; Tsonga
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa -- South Africa Tzaneen
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1963
Date issued / published: 1963
Identifier: TR193; 14
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:02:59
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/10962/187894