- Title
- Wakhala wekha (When you are alone)
- Creator
- Four Lomwe song
- Creator
- Hugh Tracey
- Subject
- Folk music--Africa
- Subject
- Field recordings
- Subject
- Songs, Chewa
- Subject
- Lomwe (African people)
- Subject
- Chewa (African people)
- Subject
- Folk music
- Subject
- Africa Malawi Mkanda f-mw
- Date Issued
- 1958
- Date
- 1958
- Type
- sound recordings
- Type
- field recordings
- Type
- sound recording-musical
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160725
- Identifier
- vital:40505
- Identifier
- International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Identifier
- TR098-18
- Description
- The song is said to have been sung when people were on the move. It appears to be a morality song. "When you are alone be careful on the path. When you are two, also be careful. When you are many, also be careful." Party song.
- Format
- mp3
- Format
- 7" Reel
- Format
- 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
- Format
- Studer B67 Recorder
- Format
- Sound Forge V.6
- Format
- 00:00:39
- Publisher
- International Library of African Music
- Language
- Lomwe
- 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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