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CR.2008.2.10
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Tanzania | | Arusha | Meru Baraza | Chagga Meru | | 1950 | Hugh Tracey |
Language and title:
original language:
title in original language: Mfwa Kipanga
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | - |
MALE |
| Group | 300 | - |
MALE |
| Group | 300 | - |
FEMALE |
Characteristics:
general:
heterophony, responsorial, vocal
function: dance song
length: 2:49 min.
Performers:
Melany Mewarali
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
Tanzania Vocals - Tangayika - 1950
Historical Recordings by Hugh Tracey
"A certain man had a daughter who wanted to marry a young man, but the father refused. So she went to her lover and said in Swahili, that her father agreed to the mariage."
Tempo:
no information available
Pitch:
no information available