Chila twachinda naba matombo
- Children of the Mindola African school, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Children of the Mindola African school , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kazembe f-za
- Language: Lunda , Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182913 , vital:43892 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-06
- Description: A song for Chief Kazembe, also used as a canoe song. These children demonstrate a typically Luunda organum style of singing. Canoe song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
- Authors: Children of the Mindola African school , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kazembe f-za
- Language: Lunda , Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182913 , vital:43892 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-06
- Description: A song for Chief Kazembe, also used as a canoe song. These children demonstrate a typically Luunda organum style of singing. Canoe song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Na katingili na shikatingili
- Children of the Mindola African school, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Children of the Mindola African school , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kawambwa f-za
- Language: Lunda , Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182927 , vital:43894 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-08
- Description: A story about two buck. Story song
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
- Authors: Children of the Mindola African school , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kawambwa f-za
- Language: Lunda , Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182927 , vital:43894 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-08
- Description: A story about two buck. Story song
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Nse-nse tubatwalilile
- Children of the Mindola African school, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Children of the Mindola African school , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kawambwa f-za
- Language: Lunda , Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182922 , vital:43893 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-07
- Description: A wedding song telling a young couple that if anyone came between them it would be entirely their own fault. Wedding song
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
- Authors: Children of the Mindola African school , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kawambwa f-za
- Language: Lunda , Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182922 , vital:43893 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-07
- Description: A wedding song telling a young couple that if anyone came between them it would be entirely their own fault. Wedding song
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Tutole kantu panshi
- Children of the Mindola African school, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Children of the Mindola African school , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kazembe f-za
- Language: Lunda , Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182900 , vital:43891 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-05
- Description: Song used in the olden days when taking the Chief about by canoe. Canoe song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
- Authors: Children of the Mindola African school , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kazembe f-za
- Language: Lunda , Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182900 , vital:43891 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-05
- Description: Song used in the olden days when taking the Chief about by canoe. Canoe song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Yarira ngosa (Ngosa declares Adolescent verses)
- B. Makariki and 3 boys, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: B. Makariki and 3 boys , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Kaonde (African people) , Folk music , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kasempa f-za
- Language: Kaonde
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139292 , vital:37723 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0047-07
- Description: Ngosa declares that he has just come from Ndola where he has seen a fine caterpillar tractor. Ngosa tells his friend about this tractor and goes back himself to Ndola. "On your way back, replies his friend, convey our greetings to Teresa who lives in the Lamba country." The pre occupation of small boys with the shape of new motoe cars and other pieces of machinery such as tractors, appears to be shared by African boys as well. Adolescent verses.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: B. Makariki and 3 boys , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Kaonde (African people) , Folk music , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kasempa f-za
- Language: Kaonde
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139292 , vital:37723 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0047-07
- Description: Ngosa declares that he has just come from Ndola where he has seen a fine caterpillar tractor. Ngosa tells his friend about this tractor and goes back himself to Ndola. "On your way back, replies his friend, convey our greetings to Teresa who lives in the Lamba country." The pre occupation of small boys with the shape of new motoe cars and other pieces of machinery such as tractors, appears to be shared by African boys as well. Adolescent verses.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Kahuru ngoma ayo mapmanda (Rabbit plays the drum)
- B. Makariki and 3 boys, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: B. Makariki and 3 boys , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Kaonde (African people) , Folk music , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kasempa f-za
- Language: Kaonde
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139261 , vital:37720 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0047-06
- Description: The song is sung for the rabbit to dance. This appears to be a traditional verse. Other 4 young boys said they added a few words and names of countries like "India", just to make the verse interesting. Adolescent verses.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: B. Makariki and 3 boys , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Kaonde (African people) , Folk music , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kasempa f-za
- Language: Kaonde
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139261 , vital:37720 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0047-06
- Description: The song is sung for the rabbit to dance. This appears to be a traditional verse. Other 4 young boys said they added a few words and names of countries like "India", just to make the verse interesting. Adolescent verses.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Lulua mukwabumba
- Anastasia Bampelea, Luba women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Anastasia Bampelea , Luba 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 Luluabourg f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183922 , vital:44084 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR183-05
- Description: This item should prove interesting to linguists for an analysis of the sung tones of the soloist, as her voice is clear and sure. Lulua Mukwabumba dance song, with 2 drums, 1 double headed, cylindrical (-14.03201-), 1 conical weighted, with mirliton (-14.21151-)
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Anastasia Bampelea , Luba 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 Luluabourg f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183922 , vital:44084 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR183-05
- Description: This item should prove interesting to linguists for an analysis of the sung tones of the soloist, as her voice is clear and sure. Lulua Mukwabumba dance song, with 2 drums, 1 double headed, cylindrical (-14.03201-), 1 conical weighted, with mirliton (-14.21151-)
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Mbainaka (Farewell-I am going)
- Alexis Chovu and group of 12 Bena Shimba women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Alexis Chovu and group of 12 Bena Shimba women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Northern Lunda (African people) , Folk music , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Bakwanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139201 , vital:37715 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0047-03
- Description: The song is that of a man wo quits his village with no hope of ever seeing again. It may also - it appears - express the feelings of a woman whose husband has sent her away. Lament with 3 singing gourds (Chipuri), 1 basket rattle (-12.54-), 1 bottle (-12.17-) and hand clapping (-12.03-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Alexis Chovu and group of 12 Bena Shimba women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Northern Lunda (African people) , Folk music , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Bakwanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139201 , vital:37715 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0047-03
- Description: The song is that of a man wo quits his village with no hope of ever seeing again. It may also - it appears - express the feelings of a woman whose husband has sent her away. Lament with 3 singing gourds (Chipuri), 1 basket rattle (-12.54-), 1 bottle (-12.17-) and hand clapping (-12.03-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Muleka mwene ngoie
- Authors: A. Kaseba , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137904 , vital:37572 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-07
- Description: The singer goes on to enumerate all the various districts where the rumor of the fame of this legendary beauty has arrived. "Muleka is a girl so beautiful that her fame has spread far and wide throughout the Kasai." This is a good example of a new accompaniment to an indifenous form of song. Topical song with guitar.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: A. Kaseba , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137904 , vital:37572 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-07
- Description: The singer goes on to enumerate all the various districts where the rumor of the fame of this legendary beauty has arrived. "Muleka is a girl so beautiful that her fame has spread far and wide throughout the Kasai." This is a good example of a new accompaniment to an indifenous form of song. Topical song with guitar.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Kantende maninga
- 8 Luba men with Nyundu Gabriel (flute), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: 8 Luba men with Nyundu Gabriel (flute) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137695 , vital:37551 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR039-04
- Description: "Aminai, munasei, aminai." This somewhat unusual piece of music has a single ground provided by the Kisanzhi (mbira) with an interesting flute obligato followed by a simple sung line of "Aminai, munasei, aminai." Praise song for a Chief with 1 chisanzhi mbira, 1 side-blown dilele munenge tranverse flute, a voiced note and tapped wood.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: 8 Luba men with Nyundu Gabriel (flute) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137695 , vital:37551 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR039-04
- Description: "Aminai, munasei, aminai." This somewhat unusual piece of music has a single ground provided by the Kisanzhi (mbira) with an interesting flute obligato followed by a simple sung line of "Aminai, munasei, aminai." Praise song for a Chief with 1 chisanzhi mbira, 1 side-blown dilele munenge tranverse flute, a voiced note and tapped wood.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957