Mzeno wa Nyakutowo
- Authors: Players and dancers of the Migodo of Zavala and Nyakutowo , Boti Mwene , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1963
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Zavala f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/190192 , vital:44972 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR197-05
- Description: It is interesting to note that the tuning of this Timbila orchestra has remained virtually unchanged for the past 23 years since I first measured it. In 1940 the tonic was 4 vs. higher and except for the fourth note of the present scale which is 8 vs, sharp the pitch of the rest of the scale is almost identical with that of Katini, the famous musician and leader of Zavala's Timbila Ngodo between 1930-1950 (see "Chopi musicians" by Hugh Tracey. Oxford University Press) In this movement of the Ngodo, Mzeno, the dancers come nearer the orchestra of Timbila and sing the 'great song' repeating each verse twice. At 3m. 45s., the dance leader whistles for the last verse, which starts at 3,. 55s. The tuning 496, 448, 408, 372, 328, 304, 276, 248 vs. Dance with orchestra of 15 Timbila and 4 Njele rattles.
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- Date Issued: 1963
Mzeno was Zavala
- Authors: Players and dancers of the Migodo of Zavala and Nyakutowo , Joao Fulao Mazhuzhe (Learder) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1963
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Zavala f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/190183 , vital:44971 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR197-04
- Description: 24 dancers took part and 18 players with 4 rattle players. One girl came to add the ululations. Unfortunately recording conditions were not good. High winds and rains threatening, in fact it was only possible to record at all by protecting the microphone and from the fact that the trees kept some of the wind and rain off the instruments when it came in strong gusts. The sound of the leader dropping his beaters onto his instrument immediately after the last note has been struck can be heard at the end of the item. The tuning 496, 448, 408, 372, 328, 304, 276, 248 vs. Dance with orchestra of 15 Timbila and 4 Njele rattles.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963