The 'Mapendo' Song: A Fishing Prayer and Women's Work Song

11.4 MB of audio data in WAV format, recorded by Marie-Annick Moreau, capturing a song performed by women while fishing. The song, titled 'Mapendo', serves as a prayer for protection from the guardian spirits of the pond and as mutual encouragement. It was last updated on the figshare platform in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze musical structure and vocal patterns based on the audio recording of the song.
• Study cultural and spiritual practices related to fishing and nature based on the song's described purpose as a prayer.
• Research gender roles and communal labor through the described context of women singing while working together.
• Preserve and document intangible cultural heritage based on the field recording of an oral tradition.

Strengths

• Audio is provided in a high-fidelity, uncompressed WAV format suitable for acoustic analysis.
• The description provides specific cultural context about the song's function as a prayer and its performance setting.
• Clear attribution to author Marie-Annick Moreau and a specific license (CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0) are provided.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description metadata is limited; the geographic and temporal context of the recording is not specified.

Provenance

Source

Marie-Annick Moreau via figshare

Collection Method

Likely a field recording, as suggested by the description of a live performance during fishing.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 12:29:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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