- Title
- Nda a rombe (I am a beggar)
- Creator
- Josiah Muyambo
- Creator
- Hugh Tracey
- Subject
- Folk music--Africa
- Subject
- Music--Mozambique
- Subject
- Africa Mozambique Espungabera f-mz
- Date Issued
- 1957
- Date
- 1957
- Type
- sound recordings
- Type
- field recordings
- Type
- sound recording-musical
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136297
- Identifier
- vital:37359
- Identifier
- International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Identifier
- TR029-13
- Description
- "I am a beggar - I have got two daughters, Hapana and Mboyie." A number of the more gifted players of his instruments, the mbira become mendicant players and earn a few free meals, drinks and presents by entertaining their less gifted country folk in this way. The theme of their songs is frequently poverty and sonsequently the words "rombe" a "beggar" and "murombo" a mendicant singer, are sometimes synonymous. This instrument had a mirliton set into the underneath section of the bell, an unusual practice and one that is only effective if used in conjuction with an external which would set it in vibration. Mendicant's song with Mbira dza wa Ndau.
- Format
- mp3
- Format
- 7" Reel
- Format
- 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
- Format
- Studer B67 Recorder
- Format
- Sound Forge V.6
- Format
- 00:02:36
- Publisher
- International Library of African Music
- Language
- Ndau
- 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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