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Hlakanyana (The wonderful child)

- Nolokoza, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Nolokoza , 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/10962/136091 , vital:37336 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR028-07
  • Description: At the begining of the story, a hen which had been walking about between and over the closely packed women in the hut (who were all sitting on the ground) rushed out again, cackling. The story teller can be heard cracking her fingers, snapping them,clapping her hands and so on. Her gestures were very expressive. The story is about a wonderful child. The very day he was born, he said: "Give me my trousers, I'm off to the mines." On the way he met a white man who was looking for 40 boys. "All right, my boss, here I am." - So he was given 40 sickles and in a trice he had reaped all the corn and came back for more work. He did otehr wonderful things and his employer then began to realise he would have to pay him 40 salaries! So he employer laid various traps for him, like digging a hole for him to fall into so that he should be buried alive, but he evaded them all. And in the end he was paid in full. - "a lump sum" and went off home with just reward. A story.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Hlungulwana (A small hawk)

- Group of Xhosa women and Notembile and Nopenrose, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Xhosa women and Notembile and Nopenrose , 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/10962/136069 , vital:37334 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR028-04
  • Description: The words are simple and repetitive, the 'magic' of these quite songs for the Xhosa lies in thier repetitive and drowsy charm,conducing to dreaming, either waking or asleep. Self-delectative song with Hadi musical bow, unbraced, open and resonated.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

I believe in you

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

I don't wanna be a disturbance

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

I don't wanna be a disturbance

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

I remember the days when I was young

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

I wanna be free forever

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

I wanna go around the world

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

I've been working very hard

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Icamagilivumile (Thank you for what you have done)

- Group of Mpondo and Sotho men led by Siganeko Nonkonyana, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Mpondo and Sotho men led by Siganeko Nonkonyana , 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/10962/136493 , vital:37384 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR031-07
  • Description: "The sick people are coming tomorrow-They are bringing money." The day's recording at the Great Place of the Paramount Chief of the Mpondo ended with 3 songs by this group of Mpondo and Sotho men. Diviner's (Herbalist's) song with clapping and drums.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Idlela endikuthanda ngayo

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Idlela endikuthanda ngayo

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Igazi leMvana

- Xhosa Folk, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Ihobe liyataka (Dove, don't run away, don't hop about)

- 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 Lusikisiki f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136660 , vital:37402 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR033-01
  • Description: The clapping was done by striking the open palm of the right hand on the fist of the left, or cupped fingers of the left hand. This is called Umngcutsho. Part song with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Ikomo siyaibulaa (Let the cattle be killed)

- Group of Mpondo men and 3 girls, Hugh Tracey

Ikona into ezakwenzeka

- Group of 7 young men (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Ilizwi leNkosi yethu

- Xhosa Folk, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Imali yami nothando lwami

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

iMbangambanga

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

Imfakadolo (Little bird)

- Iqela Labavumi bakwa Zwelitsha (Zwelitsha Choral Society), Hugh Tracey

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