Belchior, SusanaRaimundo, Isaac2020-07-312020-07-312019-12-06PURE: 17451593PURE UUID: 78788f8b-6551-4cd9-a48e-9653af649eeehttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/101792UID/EAT/00472/2019 PTDC/CPC-MMU/6626/2014Unveiling old recordings from Mozambique: conservation strategies and digitization procedures presents priority tasks in the digitization of a set of 46 open reel tapes, of cellulose acetate and polyes- ter based magnetic tapes. Infiltration problems and humidity in the archive caused severe attack by fungi, compromising the physical and chemical integrity of the set and the related written information. The conservation strategies stopped degradation and restored the chemical and physical stability and the digitization allowed the study of this set which includes examples sung in Ronga, Tzonga, Chitsua, Macua, Manica, Gi-tonga, Xi-Ndau, Xi-Ngoni. It comprises themes, from work and dance melodies, to lullabies and ritual practices, sung with timbila, mbira, violin, and drums. The information recovered from the audio carriers was added to the online relational database with a full set of normalized meta- data.1130212engconference object