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Kabuna neitoto yo dalate Nakale

- Kaulinge Waldye and Five men, Tracey, Hugh

Ndoita wejongwe

- Simon Mashoko, Tracey, Hugh

Msitso wokata. 1st Movement (1st Introduction)

- Ngodo of Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Mavila , Shambini , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1963
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Zavala f-mz
  • Language: Chopi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/190342 , vital:44985 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR198-01
  • Description: This is the first of a set of 5 Msitso or oechestral introductions, all of them composed by Shambini, the leader of the village orchestra or Ngodo. 0m. 51s. Solo introduction or Cadenza, Kunigeta. 0m. 56s. Msitso starts. The Ngodo of Mavila composed entirely by Shambini consists of these 13 movements:- Five Msitso introductions followed by (6) Ndano, (7) Ngeniso, (8) Chidanawana, (9) Shibudu, (10) Mzeno, (11) Msumeto, (12) Mabandla, and (13) the closing Msitso. This last Msitso being a repeat of the first Msitso has not been featured on the discs for lack of space. Tuning: 496, 456, 412, (368), 372, 336, 308, 276, 248 vs. The note 368 vs. was cracked and went flat. In spite of Shambini's attempt to correct it by thinning the ends, it proved too badly broken and was exchanged for a more taken from another Timbila (372 vs). Orchestral introductions with 6 Timbila xylophones, 4 Sanzhi (alto), 1 Debiinda (bass), 1 Gulu (double bass) and 1 Njele (rattle).
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1963

Mailo nkaya

- Cilishe, Edmond, 4 friends, Composer unknown, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Cilishe, Edmond , 4 friends , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1957-07-17
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kitwe f-za
  • Language: Bemba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/242041 , vital:50995 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT502-L123 , Research no. L2W9
  • Description: Mupukumo drinking song with Mumamba mbira bell, about a certain man divoring his wife because she was too talkative.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957-07-17

Blue Sky

- The Wankies Black Diamonds, not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

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