John Low East Africa Collection
Kweli Ndugu Sikilizeni
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Type
sound
Duration
00:03:12
Cultures
Swahili
Shelf mark
C27/7
Recording date
1979-12-11
Is part of (Collection)
John Low collection
Recording locations
Kawongware [Kawangware] Estate, Nairobi, Kenya
Performers
Iterman (bottle), Osale, William (guitar / singer, male), Pascal (fanta bottle)
Recordist
Low, John
Description
Item notes: Song by George Mukabi about a woman who always breaks plates and cups, and blames it on the kids; but the husband's relatives finally work out that it's her who breaks things, and pack her off back to her parents home. Performer notes: All performers belong to Luhya [Luyia] culture group - Kissa [Kisa] dialect.
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