- Title
- Mbiriwiri ya Mondoro
- Creator
- Wanyamande, Manyoni
- Creator
- Tracey, Hugh
- Subject
- Folk music--Africa
- Subject
- Shona (African people)
- Subject
- Folk music--Zimbabwe
- Subject
- Field recordings
- Subject
- Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Subject
- Zimbabwe
- Subject
- Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria f-rh
- Date Issued
- 1949
- Date
- 1949
- Type
- sound recordings
- Type
- field recordings
- Type
- sound recording-musical
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/180222
- Identifier
- vital:43334
- Identifier
- International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
- Identifier
- TR172-11
- Description
- The name of this tune 'Mbiriwiri' has been associated with the playing of Mbira type instruments from time immemorial. In this case it is also connected with the spirit concept of the Mondoro or Lion spirit. The singer uses several quotations from older songs such as "Regai ndi baiwa ne banga chena, kufa kwandida." This is to be the prophet Chaminuka's last words when he was surrounded by Ndebele soilders who had come to kill him. They could not harm him and he died by being pierced in the armpit with a sharp knife held by a small boy. "Let me be stabbed by a bright knife, the death of my desiring." Song for Mashawi souls with Njari (Mbira).
- Format
- mp3
- Format
- 7" Reel
- Format
- 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo
- Format
- Studer B67 Recorder
- Format
- Sound Forge V.6
- Format
- 00:02:32
- Publisher
- International Library of African Music
- Language
- Shona
- 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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