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Kaiwang'u | East African

Title: 
Kaiwang'u
Audio: 

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Description: 

Rika. Initiation song for boys and girls. This is a self praise song by boys and girls who are waiting during the Rika period prior to undergoing circumcision. The leader sings in a kind of falsetto voice which is much appreciated by the people - but on a recording gives no idea of his manly appearance. The calling for a special response during the course of the recitative is typical of Arusha songs. The full song is not available here.

Composer: 

Ndasimi Sarubare (Performer/Lead)
Arusha men (Performer)

Artist(s): 

Ndasimi Sarubare (Performer/Lead)
Arusha men (Performer)

Date: 
1950-09-30
Format: 

78RPM Shellac record

Format: 

00:02:44

Format: 

Sound Forge V8

Format: 

Studer Revox interface SP 10-8

Format: 

Technics SP-10 MKII direct drive turntable

Format: 

Vestax BDT-2500 belt-drive turntable

Source: 

Shellac record number TP2131

Source: 

Master number XYZ5578

Source: 

Research number: D7A4

Source: 

Sound of Africa series number TR154 A4

Source: 

Tape number 146

Rights: 

International Library of African Music

Publisher: 

International Library of African Music

Identifier (disa): 
mus1950-09-30.036.018.TP2131-XYZ5578
Identifier (original): 
TP2131-XYZ5578
Identifier (greenstone export db): 
5589