Chomusikana Mandega I (Field Card)

Name: Chomusikana Mandega I (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: Physical training at this school was done to the accompaniment of several well-known folk songs. The team of boys was supplied with dumbbells made of Blue Gum wood which they clap together. The drummer and song leader stand in front of the class setting the pace. The whole is converted into a kind of dance routine.
Content Type: Field notes
Anthropologist / Ethnographer: Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Format: Text
Sub Genre: Praise Song
Page Count: 1
Series Number: TR173
Subject: World Music, Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, Africa, Cultural anthropology, Praise Song, Drum, Bell, África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Melinde, Malindi, Kilifi County
Keywords and Translated Subjects: África, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Melinde