Amandi phikila kholowa (Track)

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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: Sweet potato leaves are frequently used with monkey nuts as a dish in this region, it is said. "Panali munthu wina amene anapita kukaceza Kwa munthu wina amene anali ndi ukhuku Zambiri kana pamupatsa chakudya Anamuphikira kholowa. Anandiphikila kholowa ukhuka ili Kh ale sindingayiwale ee." (as written by the performers). There was once a man who went to visit a friend who had many fowls. Now expecting that his friend would kill a fowl and cook it for him, he was very disappointed as his friend only cooked sweet potato leaves. When he went back home he began to complain saying he would never forget them meanness of his friend in refusing him a fowl.
Content Type: Field recording (raw)
Duration: 2 mins
Anthropologist / Ethnographer: Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Spoken Word
Date Recorded: 1958
Series Number: TR096
Subject: World Music, Anthropology, Music & Performing Arts, Social Sciences, Africa, Cultural anthropology