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A lona le utse le ithuta dithuto tseo tsa lona

- Mapidio Elisabeth Mothulwe and Kgatla women, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Mapidio Elisabeth Mothulwe and Kgatla women , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1959
Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Saulspoort f-sa
Language: Tswana , Kgatla
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/165960 , vital:41301 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0116-05
Description: Chief: "Are you going on with those lessons of yours, Kgabo (monkey)? show them to me." Children: "Here they are, here they are." Chief: "Show them to me." Children: "Here they are, here they are." This is believed to be a very old song taught in the early days of the church when the Chief would come round asking the children if they were learning their lessons properly. The Dutch Reformed Church was first established in this village in 1864. Morality song.
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Date Issued: 1959

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A re eng

- Serakalala Abotsen and large group of middle-aged and elderly men, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Serakalala Abotsen and large group of middle-aged and elderly men , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1959
Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Ngwaketse (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Botswana Kanye f-bs
Language: Tswana
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162497 , vital:40940 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0108-03
Description: "Let us go, let us go to the Great palace to see our senior, our Chief Tshosa Mogoloarona, he is calling." The whole group danced enthusisastically during the performance. Walking song.
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Date Issued: 1959

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Awe simene

- Robert Golozera and 3 elderly women with the chief, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Robert Golozera and 3 elderly women with the chief , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1959
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Ngoni (African people) , Arts, Malawi , Folk music , Africa Malawi Njolomoe, Ncheu District, Central Nyasaland f-mw
Language: Ngoni
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154838 , vital:39784 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR084-04
Description: Sung in the old Ngoni style. The Chief calls one out towards the end of the song that his people are the ones who came from the Swati, down South (with the Gomani section of the Ngoni). This section migrated from Natal either just before or during the Shaka wars. "Some had brought fighting men to terrify me, but could do nothing. But here we still live and you could do nothing to us." Two fighting songs.
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Date Issued: 1959

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Bidera

- Mudzanani, Baranganani, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Mudzanani, Baranganani , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1959
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Venda (African people) , Tsonga (African people) , Folk songs, Tsonga , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Sibasa f-sa
Language: Venda , Tsonga
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/${Handle} , vital:44691 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR193-04
Description: "To eat beef is to eat blood, I will see the daylight at Sibasa. Matasalutombo and Mwambale. Do not come with Mashawi (souls). I will see the daylight at Sibasa. And climb the trees at Chibasa. To eat beef is to eat blood. Self delectative song, without words and Mbira - 24 notes
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Date Issued: 1959

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Bidera

- Mudzanani, Baranganani, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Mudzanani, Baranganani , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1959
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Venda (African people) , Tsonga (African people) , Folk songs, Tsonga , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Sibasa f-sa
Language: Venda , Tsonga
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187714 , vital:44689 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR193-03
Description: "To eat beef is to eat blood, I will see the daylight at Sibasa. Matasalutombo and Mwambale. Do not come with Mashawi (souls). I will see the daylight at Sibasa. And climb the trees at Chibasa. To eat beef is to eat blood. Self delectative song, with Mbira - 24 notes
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Date Issued: 1959

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Marambeli waTiwafuni

- Mudzanani, Baranganani, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Mudzanani, Baranganani , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1959
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Venda (African people) , Tsonga (African people) , Folk songs, Tsonga , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Sibasa f-sa
Language: Venda , Tsonga
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187743 , vital:44692 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR193-05
Description: The prefixes Vho-X, Vho-Y refer to married folk. Marambele and Thirhafuni are either two young folk, male and female respectively. I doubt if they are children of John and Vele. Vele is usually a woman's name. John! John and Vele, Marambele and Thirhafuni. And Thirhafuni in the hut. What are they doing inside? Jona and Vele have eloped, At Tsilate. John (at) Tshilate. I saw Marambele and Vele. Inside the hut. What are they doing inside? Chigombera dance for girls with Mbira - 24 notes
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Date Issued: 1959

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Mohodo

- Mudzanani, Baranganani, 2 friends, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Mudzanani, Baranganani , 2 friends , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1959
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Venda (African people) , Tsonga (African people) , Folk songs, Tsonga , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Sibasa f-sa
Language: Venda , Tsonga
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187752 , vital:44693 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR193-06
Description: "Wamalidha confuses me, An order of ten shillings! We are crying about it. Womalichi adds to their worries by asking for credit for ten shillings when no one has any such money to play with. There are two names among the Venda for this instrument, the Mbira or the Mbira Deza. (Mbira Mutondo is the Venda Xylophone). Drinking song with Mbira, 23 notes
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Date Issued: 1959

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Pungo yoya

- Mudzanani, Baranganani, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Mudzanani, Baranganani , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1959
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Venda (African people) , Tsonga (African people) , Folk songs, Tsonga , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Sibasa f-sa
Language: Venda , Tsonga
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187761 , vital:44694 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR193-07
Description: "How did the chief fall down? How did he fall Chief Mbegenihe? How are the girls dancing. Because there are no boys there? The boys are away at work. The best singer of them is in the country. I am happy when I am at Duthuni. When I feel hungry I cry." There are two names among the Venda for this instrument, the Mbira Deza. (Mbira Mutondo is the Venda xylophone). Drinking songs with Mbira, 24 notes.
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Date Issued: 1959

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