Mabandhla. 12th Movement, The Councillors

Item

Title
Mabandhla. 12th Movement, The Councillors
Description / content note
During this movement, pairs of dancers come out in turn from either end of the line and dance pas de deux front of the Timbila players until all have finished. Then the song is sung to finish the movement. "Good day Siliva, chief of Misawa! You, Siliva, you will never get a flgpole. You will be very poor. We are tired of cutting down mitowi trees." Siliva is the name of the present Chief Mavila. Orchestral dance with 6 Timbila xylophones, 4 Sanzhe (Alto), 1 Debiinda (Bass), 1 Gulu (Double Bass).
Language
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded
Date issued / published
1963
Identifier
TR199
4
Is Format Of
Analog reel item
Duration (time)
00:02:35
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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