Manganakana nguvera achitala mzinda : Mzeno, Ngodo of Regulo Zandamela

Item

Title
Manganakana nguvera achitala mzinda : Mzeno, Ngodo of Regulo Zandamela
Performer / Recordist
Description / content note
This famous song compsed by Katini of Zavala's village is here played by the Ngodo of Zandamela, led by Sancho Nyangele from Cabo Mahamba's village. The original version of the lyric was written in my book 'Chopi musicians' and only a few words have been changed, such as, 'Ucisika msaho' instead of 'Ucisika timbila' in the second verse. The composer, Katini, had died the previous year (1948) but his songs were so appreciated by the whole tribe that several of the village orchestras played his music. One still hears an occasional item of his 1963, fifteen years after his death. Orchestral dance with 28 Timbila xylophones.
Language
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date recorded
Date issued / published
1949
Identifier
TR208
3
Is Format Of
Analog reel item
Duration (time)
00:03:30
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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