Alaina n’kuphika nkhwani (Track)

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Field of Interest: Anthropology
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 recording (raw)
Duration: 2 mins
Anthropologist / Ethnographer: Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Dance
Date Recorded: 1958
Series Number: TR097
Subject: Anthropology, World Music, Social Sciences, Music & Performing Arts, Cultural anthropology, Africa