John Low East Africa Collection
Kusomesha Msichana
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Type
sound
Duration
00:06:56
Cultures
Swahili
Shelf mark
C27/7
Recording date
1979-12-09
Is part of (Collection)
John Low collection
Recording locations
Kawongware [Kawangware] Estate, Nairobi, Kenya
Performers
Anyanga, David Jairo (acoustic guitar, home made), Kisaka, Seth (bottle - rhythm), Osaka, Jackson (fanta bottle [ribbed - for a 'maracas' effect]), Osale, William (acoustic guitar / singer, male), Ouko, Johnson (acoustic guitar / singer, male)
Recordist
Low, John
Description
Item notes: Song content: the responsibility of parents to educate all their children - not just the boys; to back up the point the singer tells how he married an educated woman who supported him for 7 years when he was unemployed (rhythms: rumba abd umotibo); followed by demo of guitar parts - first WIlliam Osale, then Johnson Ouko. Performer notes: All performers belong to Luhya [Luyia] culture group.
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