Anyilongo (A mere quarrel)
- Authors: Chewa girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Nyanja , Songs, Chewa , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Vidzumo, Kasungu District, Central Nyasaland f-mw
- Language: Nyanja, Chewa, Chichewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/153419 , vital:39449 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR076-12
- Description: "That is a mere quarrel. Let us die now. Those are the troubles of Nyilongo. A Nyilongo, you are angry. What have you to be angry about? I had saved some money. It is in the grain bin." Pounding song with pestle and mortar.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Atuwendi kumanzi ntwende kumulonga tukateke menda (Go to the river, go to draw water.Let us get water)
- Authors: Timoti Sadimbi , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138117 , vital:37595 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-16
- Description: Timoti wet the flute with water first before playing. These flutes, they say, are played in January and February, and finished in March, during the time when they start to eat the new season's summer crop of mealies. They are played in the field. The flute is played with the fingers of the right hand palm turned inwards and is held in thus hand only. Flute tune for harvest with Mutetule usibgwa transverse reed flute x 3, open at far end.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Chitewetewe
- Authors: Dibeyoane waChiginyana , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Mavila f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194542 , vital:45460 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR206-13
- Description: Chitewetewe is a short song with which is sung between dance movements. They are usually very short and some have excellent simple accompaniments. Song between dance movements with Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Kitungule changu
- Authors: Mzee Juma with Shirazi men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--Tanzania , Swahili-speaking peoples , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Zanzibar f-tz
- Language: Swahili
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179965 , vital:43279 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR171-10
- Description: "My onion."Like the French who sometimes call their lovers "little cabbage" the Swahili also frequently refer to their beloved as a vegetable such as an 'onion', or 'corn con' or other food studd. Most instruments of this kind are brought to the island of Zanzibar by migrant labourers. It was known what tribal orign the Kidebe may have had. Ndebe dance song with Kidebe Mbira and Kayambi tin rattle.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Kyrie
- Authors: Composer Not Specified , Church Choir , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1982-08-04
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa City not Specified f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/264748 , vital:53767 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DDC111-02
- Description: Catholic mass in honour of St John Vianney, accompanied by the organ.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1982-08-04
Ngwasi (Fish eagle)
- Authors: 3 Yao women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Yao (African people) , Arts, Malawi , Folk music , Africa Malawi Zomba, Police Headquarters, Central Nyasaland f-mw
- Language: Yao
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154730 , vital:39769 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR083-07
- Description: Interesting piece of part singing by wives of African police constables. Nsondo dance song with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Nsunsuntele mwana
- Authors: Chimfwembe, Winifred , Bembe women , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949-07-16
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Kwawambua f-za
- Language: Bemba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/203800 , vital:46701 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT-040 , Research no. C3D3
- Description: A song comforting a child whose father is away at war equivalent to the english song "Oh hush thee my baby, the site was a knight".
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949-07-16
Old Damara Song
- Authors: Group Composition , Damara Folk , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1981-11-21
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Nambia Gobabis f-sx
- Language: Khoekhoe, Nama (Namibia)
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/264118 , vital:53700 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD033-17
- Description: Indigenous music.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-11-21
Title not specified
- Authors: Dargie, Dave , Sarusungu School Kids
- Date: 1981-11-10
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Nambia Sarusungu f-sx
- Language: Kwangali
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/259203 , vital:53063 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD027-12
- Description: Indigenous traditional music.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-11-10
Tutulenge
- Authors: Lili , Nebaliya , Yogo women , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1952-08-05
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Mayogo Mabozo f-cg
- Language: Mayogo
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/220469 , vital:48636 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT317-F98 , Research no. F4H10b
- Description: Indigenous folk song for young girls' parties, with singing accompanied by kekese (basket rattles).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952-08-05
Wachawe wananipata
- Authors: Simai Bini Ali with Swahili men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--Tanzania , Swahili-speaking peoples , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Zanzibar f-tz
- Language: Swahili
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179884 , vital:43245 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR171-01
- Description: This short song is used for waking up the people for their last meal-the second of the night during the fast of Ramadhan. The singers go around singing and playing the drum at about 1-2 a.m. It is a picturesque Swahili/Mohammedan custom. The to membranes of the bass drum are tuned to different notes. Kigoma cha daku songs, with 2 tin rattles, 1 double-sided bass drum.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Yamukela Nkosi
- Authors: Dargie, Dave , Manci, Paul Themba
- Date: 1980-08-21
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Pretoria f-sa
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/256869 , vital:52779 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD019-02
- Description: Indigenous music, Choral music.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1980-08-21