- Title
- Mwana angu ngale (My child Ngale)
- Creator
- Waziya Bilaimo and Nyundo Katona
- Creator
- Hugh Tracey
- Subject
- Folk music--Africa
- Subject
- Field recordings
- Subject
- Yao (African people)
- Subject
- Arts, Malawi
- Subject
- Folk music
- Subject
- Africa Malawi Chiwambo Village, Salima District, Central Nyasaland f-mw
- Date Issued
- 1958
- Date
- 1958
- Type
- sound recordings
- Type
- field recordings
- Type
- sound recording-musical
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154702
- Identifier
- vital:39766
- Identifier
- International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Identifier
- TR083-04
- Description
- A verse used in a Mohammedon initiation ceremony at the time of circumcision, as used mostly by the Yao element. Although several Yao claim to speak a kind of Swhaili few understand it and repeat religious chants parrot-wise. When asked what the verse meant the singer replied, "You must not ask me, ask the Fundi (teacher). Mohammedon Initiation.
- Format
- mp3
- Format
- 7" Reel
- Format
- 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
- Format
- Studer B67 Recorder
- Format
- Sound Forge V.6
- Format
- 00:01:30
- Publisher
- International Library of African Music
- Language
- Yao
- 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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