International Library of African Music

Mzeno Manganakana, The Ngodo of Regulo Katini

Item

Title

Mzeno Manganakana, The Ngodo of Regulo Katini

Performer / Recordist

Katini wa Nyamombe (Leader),Komukomu, Sekelani, Madochimani, Bokisi, Majanyana

Tracey, Hugh

Subject

Folk music--Africa

Music--Mozambique

Folk songs, Chopi

Chopi (African people)

Field recordings

Description / content note

This is one of the items which was recorded in Durban, Natal, some 400 miles South of their home villages. It was recorded on acetate disc in November 1943. The full lyric and its translation are printed in 'Chopi Musicians' pages 15 to 18, and had been written down on a previous visit to their home district. This Mzeno had already been replaced by the new one "Hinganyengisa" but was still fresh in their memories, or as Katini put it "in their hands". Orchestral dance with 6 Timbila xylophones.

Type / form

sound recordings

field recordings

sound recording-musical

Language

Chopi

Place of recording

Africa, Sub-Saharan

Africa -- Mozambique Zavala

Publisher

International Library of African Music (ILAM)

Date recorded

1943

Date issued / published

1943

Identifier

TR210

4

Is Format Of

Analog reel item

Duration (time)

00:02:48

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/10962/195089

Item sets

Hugh Tracey Sound of Africa Series