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Bankulu ne yumba

- Group of seven Luba men and one women, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mntombo ko saye

- Group of seven Luba men and one women, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Imbai tudi benaLulua

- Group of Lulua men and women, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Antoinette wa Kolwezi

- Ilunga Patrice, Misomba Victor and friends, Tracey, Hugh

Banda mai dodile lulanda

- Myundu Gabriel (Dilele munenge flute), Kwadi Bonza (Chisanzhi), Luba men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Myundu Gabriel (Dilele munenge flute) , Kwadi Bonza (Chisanzhi) , Luba men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kabongo f-cg
  • Language: Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183891 , vital:44081 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR183-02
  • Description: When asked why they played music like this, they replied, "To give our haters courage." In view of the severe troubles with which they and their people were to be confronted in the years ahead one can only hope that their music did indeed give them and their families that courage to face their ordeals in the Kasai and the Katanga so shortly to overtake them. The flute player uses voiced notes while he blows. The music is sometimes played to the "Sultan", the chief, 'in order to refresh his spirit'. Nyundu Gabriel said that when he was feeling sad, tired of depressed he would play this music to cheer himself up. The Chisanzhi (Mbira) keeps up a fascinating accompaniment. (See also TR 39 and TR 40). Self delectative song with sibe blown flute and Chisanzhi (-13.37206 x 18-)
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Bondo

- Mamba Desire, Perfomer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Chibola mu lumbai

- Ester Bakankena, 12 Luba women, Hugh Tracey

Chindale wa Mukalenga

- Konyaka, Perfomer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Chipuri (The singing gourd)

- Group of 12 Bena Shimba women and Alexis Chovu, Hugh Tracey

Chitulu ledu mulomba shinko

- Large group of Kasai women and 6 men, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Chiyabula

- Nyundu Gabriel, Kwadi Bonza with Luba men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Imbai tudi benaLulua

- Group of Lulua men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Lulua men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kasai f-cg
  • Language: Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183942 , vital:44086 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR183-07
  • Description: The low roaring sound towards the end is produced by the lips and cheeks of the women and is not produced in the throat, (as the Xhosa do). The women usually used a gourd when making this sound, holding their mouths into the orifice of the gourd. They appear to blow through their pursed lips first on one side and then on the other, alternately. No gourds were used on this occasion. This item which was recorded at the Wankie Colliery several hundred miles from the district of origin of the performers, appears to have been influenced by foreign mission techniques, especially in the correct iambic stress at the end of lines. Installation of a Chief with clapping
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Kapinga yamba

- Mascef Muwiyaya, Large group of Luba men and women, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kashama wa ndiambo

- Group of 16 Bena Budia men, Performer not specified, Tonganyana Orelio Kowano, Tracey, Hugh

Kolombo musambo wakalwa kuba

- Group of Lulua men, Perfomer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kupa lomba uachi lela mezhi

- Large group of Kasai women and 5 men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Large group of Kasai women and 5 men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Bakwakulumba-Kalamuzeu f-cg
  • Language: Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183913 , vital:44083 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR183-04
  • Description: One drummer raised and lowered the pitch of his drum by pressing his left elbow on and off the membrane of the drum. This excellent item gives a good impression of the spirit of the Mambala dance, the attractive lift to the rhythm, the sure participation of the dancers and the clever drumming of the men. The tone value of the mirliton placed on the side of the closed drums is well illustrated. The Mambala is clearly an enjoyable dance. Mambala dance with 4 goblet drums, closed, pinned, weighted with mirlitons and hand beaten, pieces of wood struck together, metal bell used as rattle
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Lulua mukwabumba

- Anastasia Bampelea, Luba women, Hugh Tracey

Mama Josefuia

- Ilunga Patrice, Misomba Victor, Tracey, Hugh

Mamwana kufiki munda

- Ilunga Patrice, Misomba Victor and friends, Tracey, Hugh

Masengo ma Bena Nomba

- Ngoi Nono, Kabongo Anastase and friends, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

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