Msitso wa womune

Title: Msitso wa womune
Performer / Recordist: Ngodo of Cabo Mahamba,Chiponi Kwapeni,Chiponi Kwapeni (Leader); Tracey, Hugh
Subject: Folk music--Africa; Music--Mozambique; Folk songs, Chopi; Chopi (African people); Field recordings
Description / content note: An unusual Msitso, in that the dancers shout their Kutokozela cries both after the opening kunigeta cadenza (from 0m. 40s to 1m. 23s) but also during the playing of the Msitso itself. Orchestral dance with 14 Timbila xylophones - 2 Chilanzane (Treble), 8 Sange (Alto), 1 Doli (Tenor), 1 Debiinda (Bass), 2 Gulu (Double Bass).
Type / form: sound recordings; field recordings; sound recording-musical
Language: Chopi
Place of recording: Africa, Sub-Saharan; Africa -- Mozambique Cabo Mahamba
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded: 1963
Date issued / published: 1963
Identifier: TR201; 12
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:03:24
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/10962/191626