Hambokami kota mova, Get out of the way for the motor car
Item
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Title
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Hambokami kota mova, Get out of the way for the motor car
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Description / content note
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This song is generally known among the people of these regions of Southern Rhodesia and is sung when the men go off to Johannesburg to work. The tuning of the Mbira dze chiNdau is: 408, 388, 348, 300, 256, 224, 204 vs. "Out of the way, the motor car is coming! We go past Messina. On the way to Johannesburg. Mohamba's car worries me. Out of the way, you Shangaans." Many men from this Chipinga district go to Johannesburg to work taking Mohamba's lorry which connects with the mine buses to Messina and Johannesburg. Topical song with Mbira dze chiNdau with 3 manuals.
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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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TR205
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11
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Is Format Of
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Analog reel item
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Duration (time)
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00:02:17
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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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Provenance
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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