Haea Helele!
- Authors: Matsietso Mosese and large group of women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Tebang f-lo
- Language: Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/161925 , vital:40691 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0104-13
- Description: The singer could not remember exactly what she sang as she had made up the words as she went along. Mokhibo women's knee dance with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
Pungo yoya
- 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.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
Xhosa II (Xhosa)
- Authors: Four men and group of women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Gopane f-sa
- Language: Tswana/Hurutshe
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/165665 , vital:41269 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0114-05
- Description: "Saturday is a lonely day." "If you have no one to go out with on a Saturday, you feel very lonely indeed", they explained. This version of the step dance which is performed with rubber or other padding on the ankles, is similar to the 'Isicatulo' boot dance of the Southern Zulu and Xhosa tribes. Step dance with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959