- Title
- Wa lala yedwa (She slept alone)
- Creator
- Group of elderly Mpondo men and women
- Creator
- Hugh Tracey
- Subject
- Praise
- Subject
- Africa South Africa Lusikisiki f-sa
- Date Issued
- 1957
- Date
- 1957
- Type
- sound recordings
- Type
- field recordings
- Type
- sound recording-musical
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136463
- Identifier
- vital:37381
- Identifier
- International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Identifier
- TR031-05
- Description
- The thin "blankets" of Kaffir sheeting dyed with washing blue peculiar to this district were much worn, especially by the women. Men excuted solo dances, with pirouettes and high kicks pointing their toes. They also gave Ukuhoga cries. When a woman's husband dies, she becomes Adikazi, which means a free woman,- i.e. free to choose lovers.- This song is sung at night by the men and women at a party. Tshawe dance for older folk.
- Format
- mp3
- Format
- 7" Reel
- Format
- 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
- Format
- Studer B67 Recorder
- Format
- Sound Forge V.6
- Format
- 00:04:50
- Publisher
- International Library of African Music
- Language
- Xhosa
- Rights
- International Library of African Music
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike" License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)
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