Mzeno was Zavala
Item
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Title
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Mzeno was Zavala
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Description / content note
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24 dancers took part and 18 players with 4 rattle players. One girl came to add the ululations. Unfortunately recording conditions were not good. High winds and rains threatening, in fact it was only possible to record at all by protecting the microphone and from the fact that the trees kept some of the wind and rain off the instruments when it came in strong gusts. The sound of the leader dropping his beaters onto his instrument immediately after the last note has been struck can be heard at the end of the item. The tuning 496, 448, 408, 372, 328, 304, 276, 248 vs. Dance with orchestra of 15 Timbila and 4 Njele rattles.
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Publisher
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International Library of African Music (ILAM)
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Date issued / published
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1963
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Identifier
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TR197
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4
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Is Format Of
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Analog reel item
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Duration (time)
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00:06:24
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File format
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wav
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Sample Rate
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15 ips reel
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Digitisation (original)
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96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
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Studer B67 Recorder
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Sound Forge V.6
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Rights Holder
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International Library of African Music
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License
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CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
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Access Rights
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Public
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Is Part Of
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ILAM Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series
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Format
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audio/mp3
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Genre
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field recordings