Call to war
- Authors: Drummers of Chief Mongika , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk songs, Mangbetu , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Gombari f-cg
- Language: Mangbetu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169075 , vital:41681 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0129-02
- Description: Away from the Congo river itself it appears that the art of sending drum messages deteriorates into the sendng of signals only, the former being based upon the tonality of the individual words comprising the sentences transmitted, the latter comprising pre-set phrases and rhythms to which certain significance is attached. The signals may have risen from messages in the past but the skill of 'talking' on the drums has almost if not entirely vanished among the Mangbele. The significance ofthe 'Tamatsaro' signal was not explained. Drum rhythms or signals with 2 slit drums, 2 large pod shaped slit drums, 2 long cyclindrical drums.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Mantentemezana (Herd boys' rain song)
- Authors: Group of small boys , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk songs, Swazi , Folk music , Africa Ewatini Lobamba, Mbabane f-sq
- Language: Swati
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/152184 , vital:39231 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR068-02
- Description: This song is a well known and recited by herd boys on seeing small clouds appear in the sky calling the clouds to collect and drop their rain for the cattle they are herding. Alternately for the clouds to spread out and allow the sun to shine again. Herd boy's rain song
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Yenabo Thoko (Hello, mother of Thoko)
- Authors: Group of small girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk songs, Swazi , Folk music , Africa Ewatini Lobamba, Mbabane f-sq
- Language: Swati
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/152152 , vital:39226 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR068-01
- Description: The verse is a traditional one, perporting to instruct a girl in her feminine role, though in fact a child's jingle. Children's rhyme.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Kamsingi kaya
- Authors: Joel Jere , Ngoni men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Nkata Bay f-mw
- Language: Tumbuka
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185059 , vital:44322 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR188-02
- Description: This game is played with the logs in the same postion but a dancer stands over the centre log and dances, alternate feet banging the centre log down while the others hold it up at either end. This kind of singing game, they say has been done for twenty years or more. Singing game for children, with sticks beaten on the ground
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Izibongo zika mswati
- Authors: Kufa Dlamini (Son of Chief Giga) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk songs, Swazi , Swazi (African people) , Folk music , Africa Eswatini Emkhuzweni, Northern District f-sq
- Language: Swati
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/153201 , vital:39419 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR075-05
- Description: Praise song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Kamango (Drum tattoo for ceremonial of Chief)
- Authors: Lamon Mikolosi Tengani , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Mpatsa, Port Herald f-rh
- Language: Nyanja/Mang'anja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/155676 , vital:39904 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR087-01
- Description: The Kamango drum is the Chief's drum and is used when a new chief is declared. It is used exclusively for the chief. There is nothing to tell the uninitiated that it was a special drum as it is of the usual shape, if slightly larger than most. The drum was 4.3 inches tall and 17 inches across the head, goblet shaped. Footed Kamango Drum.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958