Wimbo (3) (MS 53508j)
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Title:
Wimbo (3) (MS 53508j)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Swahili Poetry
Creator:
Kombo Bwete ( Author, Primary )
Al-Kasabi ( contributor )
Bwana Harusi bin Abdalla ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten and typescript manuscript : Handwritten and typed with black, or blue ink , on either thin or hard papers; some pages are loose

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Swahili poetry ( LCSH )
Traditional poetry
Oral literature
Islam ( LCSH )
Religious poetry ( LCSH )
Religious belief
Mazrui family ( LCSH )
Imani za kidini
Uislamu
Kiswahili mashairi
Faith ( LCSH )
Oral tradition in literature ( LCSH )
Folk poetry ( LCSH )
Mazrui family ( NLI )
Mazru'i dynasty
Genre:
Songs ( LCTGM )
Shairi
Wimbo
Shayari
Nyimbo
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Eastern Africa -- Mombasa
Coordinates:
-4.05466 x 39.66359

Notes

Abstract:
The first part of this section contains poetic songs from Mombasa, relating to the Mazrui dynasty during the 18th and 19th centuries. One of the poems entitled ‘ (Inye)Enyi mushonao nguo’ is the same poem as ‘Shairi la Washona-nguo wa Mambasa’, the latter contained in the Taylor papers (MS 47754). Most probably Hichens received the poem from A Werner who got it herself from Taylor. The poem describes the work and life of the tailors of Mombasa who were making kanzu (male Muslim dress). The poems contained here have many spelling and grammatical errors that probably occurred during typing. This part is followed by a poem by Al-Kasabi of Zanzibar; three poems by Kombo Bwete, a poet of Pemba; and a takhmis poem by Bwana Harusi bin Abdalla of Lamu. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition: circa 18th-19th century AD (circa 1215-1318 A.H.)
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Languages: Swahili (Roman script)
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Dialects: KiMvita
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Poetic Form: Shairi - nyimbo (wimbo [singular], a song form of verse)
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Purchased from Kegan Paul, 6 October 1948
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Incipit: Mashairi haya yametungwa idadi ya Mazrui waliyokuwa Muvita
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See SOAS University of London manuscript MS 47754 (Taylor).
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Lamu -- Lamu Island
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Pemba North -- Pemba Island
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Zanzibar
General Note:
Publication information: Yahya A.O. & Frankl P.J. 1994. Shairi la Washona-Nguo wa Mambasa. The taylors of Mombasa. A nineteenth century satire from central Swahili-land. AAP 37, Swahili Forum I:29-46

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 53508 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 53508j ( SOAS manuscript number )