File:Għana (folk music).jpg
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DescriptionGħana (folk music).jpg |
English: Għana was a way to pass the time during hours of recreations and while completing household tasks. In particular, għana was practiced by the women singing on roof tops or in old communal wash houses, known as the għajn tal-ħasselin ("spring of the washers"). Wash houses were carved out of naturally forming caves around the island where water flows in a constant stream, providing a place to wash clothes. Like many other societies, men were the labourers and the women tended to the needs of the household. The women would converse with each other using rhyming song. It was a way of gossiping and passing time while they went about their household work. After washing, clothes were hung out to dry on the flat roofs typical of Maltese houses. From one roof it is easy to see – and indeed sing – across to neighbouring roofs over waist height fences. So essentially, there existed a pseudo community across the skyline of residential Malta, one in which women often took part in informal and unaccompanied għana sessions.
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Author | Lance Anthony |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon EOS 550D |
Author | Lance Anthony |
Copyright holder | Lance Anthony |
Exposure time | 1/1,000 sec (0.001) |
F-number | f/5 |
ISO speed rating | 400 |
Date and time of data generation | 15:57, 25 December 2013 |
Lens focal length | 84 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 240 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 240 dpi |
Software used | Picasa |
File change date and time | 13:32, 21 September 2014 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exposure Program | Action program (biased toward fast shutter speed) |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:57, 25 December 2013 |
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Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
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Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
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Scene capture type | Standard |
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Unique image ID | fb76129a1a87a5429164d05fcece73eb |