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Malilela imango ingasiyo yako

- Nontwintwi and Annie Macholweni (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Mama (Mother)

- Group of Mpondo men and 3 girls, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Mpondo men and 3 girls , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Lusikisiki f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136533 , vital:37388 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR032-01
  • Description: The singers were dancing in a circle in closely packed formation and each singing into a cupped hand which was slightly vibrated to and fro, to produce a vibrato effect. Gubura dance for young men.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Mandisa

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Maqundini

- Dywili, Nofinishi, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Masambe my darling to the disco

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Masambe my darling to the disco

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Masihambe bawo silele emzini (We slept at a certain kraal, let us go early)

- Group of young Mpondo married women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of young Mpondo married women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Tabankulu f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136702 , vital:37407 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR033-06
  • Description: This performance was begun by one woman and then taken over by another. It appears as if they may go on doing this as long as they wish. The women twine cotton woll in with the long fine plaits of hair at the back of their head. Party song for women.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Masimbonge Umsindisi

- Xhosa Folk, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Masithi Amen

- Congregation at Lourdes Mission, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Masithi Amen

- Congregation at Lourdes Mission, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Mhala

- Group of old Xhosa men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of old Xhosa men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Willowvale f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136055 , vital:37332 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR028-02
  • Description: This song has no words, but anyone may put in interjections if he wishes. At one point a man praises the composer of this song. and later there are cries of encouragement- "Go on" - "Sing well" - "Make it a good song", and so on.- They were very pleased on hearing the closing shouts of approval when it was played back to them. Old people's song with clapping.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Mhlahlo

- Five young Ngqika women and girls (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Mhlahlo (Greetings)

- Group of old Xhosa me, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of old Xhosa me , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Willowvale f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136015 , vital:37327 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR028-01
  • Description: This song may be sung on any occasion by the older folk. It was explained that every ceremony or "occasion" , is opened by the singing of a "Mhlahlo" , which really means a 'begining' or opening song. Old people's greeting song with clapping
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Miss Mababo

- Group of Mpondo men and girls, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Mpondo men and girls , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Lusikisiki f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136764 , vital:37416 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR033-12
  • Description: One of the young girls added the deep guttural rhythmic sounds peculiar to Xhosa singing. The singers were each of them singing into a slightly vibrating cupped hand. They were all lying on their stomachs on the grass wrapped in their blankets and looking like basking seals. Dance song for young people.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Molweni

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Molweni nonke (How do you do everybody)

- Young men of Tuku's Location, Hugh Tracey

Mtshawzo (To dance)

- Group of Xhosa/Gcaleka women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Xhosa/Gcaleka women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Willowvale f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136142 , vital:37342 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR028-10
  • Description: The women of the Xhosa have special dances of their own, rather static, as might be expected of a people who live in a climate which can be very cold and wet, where most dancing must be done inside the huts to avoid the constant winds from the sea which drive over the downs. (Women dance for dancing at night inside the hut, with clapping.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Mvana ka Thixo

- Xhosa Folk, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Mvana ka Thixo

- Kwanini, Ukwezi, Mangaliso, Khulile, Petele, Nkululekho, Thyambetyu, Nkosinathi, Thyambetyu, Thembinkosi, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Mvana ka Thixo

- Kwanini, Ukwezi, Mangaliso, Khulile, Petele, Nkululekho, Thyambetyu, Nkosinathi, Thyambetyu, Thembinkosi, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

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