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Komeka mwana sita losa mwana
- Authors: Singolile Mwamalundi with Nyakyusa men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Nyakyusa (African people) , Zaramo (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Kiwira f-tz
- Language: Nyakyusa , Zaramo
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175381 , vital:42570 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR158-12
- Description: The raft zither is made out of eight palm midribs joined together. The string is continous being tuned from the high note downwards by straining the first then making up the slack in the second and so on. The tuning therefore is apt to be uncertain but conforms to the general mode. The music of the Pango is accompanied by dancing by three men, one having small bell rattles (Nzisi). When the player makes a pizzicato all the dancers bend down and make a 'ha-aa' sound in rhythm. The raft zither is about 22 inches long between the bridges. A cheerful song sung at the wedding by young men, on the same principa as the best man's kissing the bride. "Divorce your husband, I want to marry you." Tuning:- 352, 332, 296, 252, 212, 166, 198. This tuning is unusal in that the 7th note is higher than the 6th instead of being the lowest on the zither. One Kinanda dance for men and women, with Pango 7 string Raft Zither and Ngisi bells.
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- Date Issued: 1950
Ugonile mwankenja
- Authors: Singolile Mwamalundi with Nyakyusa men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Nyakyusa (African people) , Zaramo (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Kiwira f-tz
- Language: Nyakyusa , Zaramo
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175371 , vital:42569 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR158-11
- Description: The raft zither is made out of eight palm midribs joined together. The string is continous being tuned from the high note downwards by straining the first then making up the slack in the second and so on. The tuning therefore is apt to be uncertain but conforms to the general mode. The music of the Pango is accompanied by dancing by three men, one having small bell rattles (Nzisi). When the player makes a pizzicato all the dancers bend down and make a 'ha-aa' sound in rhythm. The raft zither is about 22 inches long between the bridges. Tuning:- 352, 332, 296, 252, 212, 166, 198. This tuning is unusal in that the 7th note is higher than the 6th instead of being the lowest on the zither. Nganya dance tune for men and women.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950