Wainaga (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR159 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Copyright Message
- Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
- Description
- This is an example of a song sung at the preliminary feast before circumcision. On the day before the event the people enjoy a great feast of many varieties of food and drink after which they sing these songs. Some of the verses are in the form of riddles and others may be both pointed and harsh.
- Content Type
- Field notes
- Anthropologist / Ethnographer
- Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
- Format
- Text
- Sub Genre
- Piece, Dance
- Page Count
- 1
- Series Number
- TR159
- Subject
- World Music, Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, Africa, Cultural anthropology, Piece, Dance, Vocals, group, África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Dar Es Salaam Region, Dar-Es-Salaam Region
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Dar Es Salaam Region