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Awakasi Mbaweyi

- Matego, James, Jita men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Awakasi Mbaweyi

- Matego, James, Jita men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Awakasi mbuwayi

- James Matigo with Jita men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: James Matigo with Jita men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Kwaya (African people) , Jita (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Musoma f-tz
  • Language: Kwaya , Jita
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175105 , vital:42540 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR157-18
  • Description: The dance is a shaking dance in which the top part of the body, and the throax is rhythmically revolved with the arms and shoulder blades revolving in concert with the chest. This type of dance action appears to be very commonly employed in the district near the Lake Victoria. The item was recorded at the Mwadui Williamson Diamond Mine where the men were employed. Marimba dance song for men and women, Marimba (Mbira) 12 notes.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950

Eee, Joilome Mkamae

- Nyamuula, Mtani, Jita men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Eee, Joilome Mkamae

- Nyamuula, Mtani, Jita men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Eee, Joilome Mkamae!

- Nyamuula Mtani with Jita men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Nyamuula Mtani with Jita men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Kwaya (African people) , Jita (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania f-tz
  • Language: Kwaya , Jita
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175094 , vital:42539 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR157-17
  • Description: The words of such a song sung to the Cheche lute are usually impromptu and frequently meaningless. The words of the dance are broadly translated, "Let them speak about you, let them have their say." The Kwaya/Jita people live on the South East of the Lake Victoria Nyanza and are neighbours of the Sukuma to South. Ndongo dance songs for men and women, with Cheche 1 string bowed lute.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950

Jawa Mundalome

- Nyamuula, Mtani, Jita men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Jawa Mundalome

- Nyamuula, Mtani, Jita men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Jawa Mundalome

- Nyamuula, Mtani, Jita men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Jawalome munda

- Nyamuula Mtani with Jita men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Nyamuula Mtani with Jita men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Kwaya (African people) , Jita (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania f-tz
  • Language: Kwaya , Jita
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175085 , vital:42538 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR157-16
  • Description: The words of such a song sung to the Cheche lute are usually impromptu and frequently meaningless. The words of the dance are broadly translated, "Let them speak about you, let them have their say." The Kwaya/Jita people live on the South East of the Lake Victoria Nyanza and are neighbours of the Sukuma to South. Ndongo dance songs for men and women, with Cheche 1 string bowed lute.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950

Ndege (The aircraft)

- James Matigo with Jita men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: James Matigo with Jita men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Kwaya (African people) , Jita (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Musoma f-tz
  • Language: Kwaya , Jita
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175114 , vital:42541 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR157-19
  • Description: The song concerns the famous 'Hurricane' fighter aircraft about which African soilders told accounts in praise ofits performance in the 1939-45 German war. It was composed by the soilders during the war and has been sung as a folk dance song since their return. The item was recorded at the Mwadui Williamson Diamond Mine where the men were employed. Marimba dance song for men and women, Marimba (Mbira) 12 notes.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950

Ndenge

- Matego, James, Jita men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

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