- Title
- Mwana wa Namwali (Child of Namwali)
- Creator
- Young Men and women
- Creator
- Hugh Tracey
- Subject
- Folk music--Africa
- Subject
- Field recordings
- Subject
- Arts, Malawi
- Subject
- Songs, Nyanja
- Subject
- Nyanja (African people)
- Subject
- Folk music
- Subject
- Africa Malawi Chikwawa f-rh
- Date Issued
- 1958
- Date
- 1958
- Type
- sound recordings
- Type
- field recordings
- Type
- sound recording-musical
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/156054
- Identifier
- vital:39946
- Identifier
- International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Identifier
- TR089-06
- Description
- "The child of Namwali will not sleep today. The child of an older woman, will not sleep today. Will not sleep today. I will 'wage war' at the end of the year." The words 'wage war' are a euphemism for the marriage bed. The song is a warning to a girl to 'go straight' and not to cheapen herself with men. The word 'Namwali' usually refers to a virgin. Chiponda dance with clapping and 3 drums.
- Format
- mp3
- Format
- 7" Reel
- Format
- 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
- Format
- Studer B67 Recorder
- Format
- Sound Forge V.6
- Format
- 00:02:25
- Publisher
- International Library of African Music
- Language
- Nyanja/Mang'anja
- 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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