item Item : The great song of the domba premarital initiation 19

Title
The great song of the domba premarital initiation
Collector
Blacking, John
Collection
Venda Music: Recorded Examples by John Blacking [enregistrements accompagnant publication, accès en ligne]
Recording date
Jan. 1, 1958 - Dec. 31, 1958
Access type
full

Geographic and cultural informations

Location
Province du Limpopo
Location details
Thengwe
Population / social group
Venda
Ethnographic context
The great song of the domba premarital initiation, performed by Jack Makumbila Nemukula and novices and graduates of domba at Thengwe, 1958. (4:10)

a) Heard from a distance, with sounds of night insects. (0:30)

b) The beginning of the song, leading to khulo. See HM, pp. 81-84 ff. (2:00)

c) Close-up of khulo. (1:00)

d) Last section of the song. (0:40)

Musical informations

Number Composition Vernacular name Interprets

Archiving data

Code
CNRSMH_E_1976_018_001_019
Original code
BM.1976.014.001:01-19
Item number
19
Remarks
Last modification
Oct. 5, 2013, 2:36 p.m.

Technical data

Media type
Audio