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Lalua Deleva

- Idi Selemani with Nyamwezi men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Idi Selemani with Nyamwezi men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Zinza (African people) , Rundi (African people) , Nyamwezi (African people) , Folk songs, Rundi , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Dar-es-Salaam f-tz
  • Language: Nyamwezi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/173038 , vital:42315 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR148-13
  • Description: "Whenever I sing my people weep, my songs must be very good. My love you will find me on the dancing ground kicking up a lot of dust, dancing." Nyahinga, they said, is known to be very good singer in Nyamwezi country. Idi Selemani, the leader 'lines' the verses to be sung by the chorus of his friends. The soloist, Idi is a well known and much beloved comedian in his own society of Nyamwezi people living in Dar-es-Salaam and is a joy to watch. His antics and feigned anger are masterly acting. The singer starts the third song with the familiar cry of the 2nd King's African Rifles, "Seken-Seken, K.A.R. Namba wantu. Humorous song with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Lalwa deleva

- Idi Selemani, Nyamwezi men and women, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Lalwa deleva

- Idi Selemani, Nyamwezi men and women, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Lugendo ewa halaka (A hasty journey)

- Wachezaji wa Manyanga. Leader, Kasomangila Husen Ishike, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Wachezaji wa Manyanga. Leader, Kasomangila Husen Ishike , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Nyamwezi (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Baraza Ndono f-tz
  • Language: Nyamwezi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/173201 , vital:42344 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR149-10
  • Description: "A hasty journey! I hurt my toe, open the door for me, Mtandika Majembe." The Manyanga dance as performed by these singers is a troupe acrobatic dance in which the actions are controlled by a lead and certain set sequences performed. These require considerable skill to perform. Manyanga dance song for men, with 3 conical laced drums, 1 goblet pegged drum (-14.51101-) and anklet bells (-12.55-).
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Maria Peke, nabanya mimi

- Mulanda, Francois, Tracey, Hugh

Meru washi

- Selukoki, Senduwa, Meru men, Tracey, Hugh

Meru washi

- Senduwa Selukoki with Meru men, Hugh Tracey

Misha mpindi akamsanga

- Sukuma men, performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Misha mpindi akamsanga

- Caiti, Thungu, Sukuma men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mishia mpindi akamsanga

- Thungu Giti with Sukuma men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Thungu Giti with Sukuma men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Nyamwezi (African people) , Sukuma (African people) , Folk songs, Sukuma , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Shinyanga f-tz
  • Language: Nyamwezi , Sukuma
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/173531 , vital:42381 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR151-12
  • Description: "You have found me well prepared with my dance charms which will defeat you." The Sukuma are given to forming socities or parties for dancing and singing in competition with each other. The use of charms to help them win are frequently part of the procedure. If irrational i material principal these charms are undoubtedly efficient in concentrating mental effort in the desired direction. This item is an interesting example of lengthy recitative in unision or close parallel. Puba dance song for men and women.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Mjinga masikiyo uzibe

- Pembe Selemani and Zaramo young men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Pembe Selemani and Zaramo young men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Nyakyusa (African people) , Zaramo (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Kiwira f-tz
  • Language: Nyakyusa , Zaramo
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175389 , vital:42571 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR158-13
  • Description: "If you wish to marry a girl from another village you should follow the advice of that village who know her well. Ignore things that appear to be untrue." Each player playes one flute only, except the treble who holds 3 loose pipes. The embouchure of the flutes is cut a double angle, the shorter side being pressed to the lower lip. The players stand in a circle and follow each others pipes after the fashion of bell ringers. The tuning was as follows:- 584, 520, 440, 392, 336, 292. Giving a pentatonic scale. The total range was just over two octaves. Pipe dance, with Viyanzi verticle flute, 2 fiction sticks (-12.61-) and tin rattles (-12.54-).
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Mjinga masikiyo uzibe

- Pembe, Selemani, Zaramo boys, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mjinga Masikiyo Uzibe

- Pembe, Selemani, Zaramo boys, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mjinga masikiyo uzibe

- Pembe Selemani, Zaramo young men, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mugasha

- Habib bin Seliman, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mulungu analenga Adamu ndi Eva

- Mikaeli Husen Phiri, Mulale school children, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mikaeli Husen Phiri , Mulale school children , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Lilongwe f-mw
  • Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/186310 , vital:44484 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR190-07
  • Description: "God made Adam and Eve from earth." A system of drilling and physical training to music for very snall children. The various actions of the drill are accompanied by the drums with a song in between action. One of the actions here included was making the sign of the cross. The children were pupils at an out station of the nearby Catholic Mission at Likuni. Note how the children naturally play 2 against 3, the double time of the drums against the triple time of the piece of metal and sing in paraell. Three physical excercises to music, with 1 large and 2 small bass drums and a piece of metal
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Musirankondo

- Kuruseni, Soga men, Tracey, Hugh

Musirankondo

- Kurusani with Soga men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Kurusani with Soga men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bugabula f-ug
  • Language: Soga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171465 , vital:42063 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR141-10
  • Description: "Some young women are so beautiful we cannot do without them. We are very proud to be playing our Budongo before the Kyabazinga, the Great." The Kyabazinga is the head of the Soga people, equivalent to the Mukama of Bunyoro or the Mugabe of Ankole. This tune is also played by the Ganda on the lyre and has been transposed onto the Budongo by the Soga who are singing in Ganda. Topical song with Budongo Likembe and Nsaasi flat tin rattle (-12.54-).
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Mwanza

- Selemani, Idi, Nyamwezi men and women, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mwanza

- Idi Selemani, Nyamwezi men and women, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

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