Inkuru nziza (Field Card)

Name: Inkuru nziza (Field Card)
Author: Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977

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Field of Interest: World Music
Copyright Message: Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
Description: Chant in honor of Saint Mary Magdalene and of the resurrection of Our Lord. This unaccompanied hymn was composed by a Tutsi who was studying for the priesthood, Abbe Alfred by name. This man was also a notable musician. His proper name was Sebakiga. This song demonstrates the ease with which the particular style of indigenous singing found in Rwanda can be readily adapted for Catholic use. Whether this will result in confusion or in a deeper appreciation of the basic folk music of the Tutsi remains to be seen. As elsewhere in Africa, the danger lies in the non-musical social pressures exerted by the missions.
Content Type: Field notes
Anthropologist / Ethnographer: Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Format: Text
Sub Genre: Praise Song
Page Count: 2
Series Number: TR181
Subject: World Music, Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, Africa, Cultural anthropology, Praise Song, Voice, África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Nyanza, Southern Province (Rwanda)
Keywords and Translated Subjects: África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural