Alaina n’kuphika nkhwani (Field Card)

Name: Alaina n’kuphika nkhwani (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: This kind of dance, they say, was first introduced into the district by Yao people, about 15 years ago, 1940, when it was originally sung in the Yao language, from the Fort Johnstone District. But the Chewa girls liked the dance and made up their own words for it. They reflect the young girls growing sense of responsibility toward her domestic duties. "Alaina nkuphika nkhwani nanga ine ndidyele ciani alaina Mai wanga nkuphika nkhwani nanga ine ndidyele ciani." "Alaina cooked vegetables, what shall I do for vegetables myself? My mother cooked vegetables, what shall I do for vegetables myself?"
Content Type: Field notes
Anthropologist / Ethnographer: Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Format: Text
Sub Genre: Dance, African Drumming
Page Count: 2
Series Number: TR097
Subject: World Music, Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, Africa, Cultural anthropology, Dance, African Drumming, Clapping, hand, África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Kasengu, Kasingu, Kasungu, Central Region (Malawi)
Keywords and Translated Subjects: África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Kasengu, Kasingu