Zondelele (Come and mourn with me)
- Authors: Simakwenda , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Nyakyusa (African people)--Music , Safwa (African people)--Music , Africa Zimbabwe Wankie Colliery f-rh
- Language: Nyakyusa-Ngonde , Safwa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151884 , vital:39183 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR066-08
- Description: The singer held his hands to his head whilst he sang blocking his ears to silence outside noise, and no doubt to increase the apparent sound of his own voice. Funeral lament.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Wakazali Inhaminga (She has married at Inhaminga)
- Authors: George Zongoloti and small girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Mpatsu, Port Herald District f-rh
- Language: Nyanja/Mang'anja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/156027 , vital:39943 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR089-03
- Description: Inhaminga is the village in Mozambique beyond the Zambezi river from this district about 100 miles away to the south and about half way to the port of Beira. The drum held horizontally between the knees, membrane facing outwards-mirliton upwards, the player sitting on the ground. By raising and lowering his legs slightly the drummer presses the open end of the drum on and off his chest. The lower notes are produced while the oriffice of the drum is off his chest. The drum which had a 7 inch membrane was 12 inches tall. The water-lizard skin was weighted with paste on the inner surface and was attached with wooden pins. Nthikwi dance with cylindrical, weighted drums and mirliton.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Tsepe mpolaye
- Authors: Small group of Pedi women with hoes , Four Pedi women , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1963
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Pedi (African people) , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Bushbuck Ridge f-sa
- Language: Pedi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/189222 , vital:44828 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR195-11
- Description: There are several songs of this nature to be found in Africa where the newly married girl is accused by her sister-in-law of being lazy and not doing her share of the hard work, such as hoeing in the fields. Here among the Pedi as elsewhere the women are the agricultural labourers. "Hoe kill me. My in-laws say I am lazy. And I am useless. Hoe kill me." Hoeing song
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963
Title not specified
- Authors: Marungu, Kashindi , Katewa, Silvester , Kunyima, Emmerisiana , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1981-11-17
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Nambia Sambiu f-sx
- Language: Kwangali
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/261955 , vital:53465 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD030-17
- Description: Traditional instruments.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-11-17
Tenshin
- Authors: Group of Sotho men , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957-05-28
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Matatiele f-sa
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/228874 , vital:49610 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT434-L55 , Research no. L1X14a
- Description: An unaccompanied herding song calling for the attention of the herd.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957-05-28
T!Khutse komdea sida !hoasa
- 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/10962/264002 , vital:53687 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD033-08
- Description: Indigenous music.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-11-21
Owe mbale kwa Lyoto (I am going to Lyoto)
- Authors: Mwayulukula , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Zambia , Field recordings , Nyakyusa (African people)--Music , Safwa (African people)--Music , Africa Zambia Mufulira f-za
- Language: Nyakyusa-Ngonde , Safwa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151875 , vital:39182 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR066-07
- Description: The singer was Safwa from Mbeya district of Southern Tanganyika. The tune "Wenela" is sung, they say, when going to join up with the Witswatersrand Native Labour Association organization to work on the mines of South Africa and elsewhere. Self-delectative song with Pango board zither.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Owe mbale kwa Lyoto
- Authors: Mwayulukula , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957-07-08
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mufulira f-za
- Language: Nyakyusa-Ngonde
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/238782 , vital:50658 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT476-L97 , Research no. L2O3b
- Description: Self delectative song with Pango board zither accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957-07-08
Naeba du re !khuba bana-e
- 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/10962/264019 , vital:53688 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD033-09
- Description: Indigenous music.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981-11-21
Na katingili na shikatingili
- 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
Mweba kashi ndiswileni ingalikwa kuchimbolo
- Authors: Mataba, Shef , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957-07-05
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Broken Hill f-za
- Language: Lala-Bisa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/236821 , vital:50452 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT469-L90 , Research no. L2L17a
- Description: A self delectative song accompanied by kankowele mbira, external resonator and mirliton.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957-07-05
Msitso Kugwitisa. 11th Movement
- Authors: Ngodo of Regulo Canda , Chipendani Guyuza (Leader) , Hanyane Waini , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1963
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Canda f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/193089 , vital:45297 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR203-06
- Description: This movement was led by Faifiani Faife. The name of this man means 'The little five of five'. His father had taken the English numerical '5' as a name and so his son was called 'Small Five' or 'Five Junior', but his surname being taken from that of his father, and not an old 'Mituno' name was........ (missing words). Orchestral dance with 22 Timbila xylophones, 6 Chilanzane (Treble), 5 Sange (Alto), 5 Doli (Tenor), 3 Debiinda (Bass), 3 Gulu (Double Bass).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963
Mnyamata (Young man why dont you marry?)
- Authors: Frank Nantibule , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Salima f-rh
- Language: Nyanja/Mang'anja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/155892 , vital:39928 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR088-10
- Description: The singer makes only the simplest remarks in his lyric such as "Go to Jubeki" (Johannesburg). Self delectative song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Meria
- Authors: Gabriel, Ebogoma , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1952-08-08
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Medje f-cg
- Language: Mangbetu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/215898 , vital:48110 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT283-F41-MOA6 TRACK8 , Research no. F4J6
- Description: Topical song with Kathandi Mbira, with 14 notes and external resonator accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952-08-08
Meria
- Authors: Ebogoma, Gabriel , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1952-08-08
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Medje f-cg
- Language: Mangbetu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/220701 , vital:48663 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT319-F101 , Research no. F4J6a
- Description: Indigenous topical folk song with singing accompanied by a neikembe mbira (11 notes) with a box resonated sound hole.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952-08-08
Mcinanga
- Authors: Teacher Training College , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1951-06-21
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe Penhalonga f-rh
- Language: Shona
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/214275 , vital:47932 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT264-E36.4 , Research no. E2R5a
- Description: Indigenous folk story song with unaccompanied singing, introduced by a chant.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1951-06-21
Lote-lote (Lote)
- Authors: Elefala Jeremiah Mbewe , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Mubvi, Salima District f-mw
- Language: Nyanja/Chewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/156752 , vital:40046 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR092-02
- Description: He calls his sister Lote to come with him to find the place where his mother was cast out after she was murdered so that they can bury her. The constant reference to 'sisters' in Chewa songs appears to stem from their matrilocal system. The Bangwe has wire strings. Self delectative songs with Bangwe board zither.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Kuzumana makua
- Authors: Sheni, Chakobola , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957-06-24
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Zambezi Valley f-za
- Language: Tonga (Zambia)
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/233721 , vital:50120 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT456-L77 , Research no. L2F1a
- Description: A self delectative song accompanied by a kulumbo bow.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957-06-24
Kupanda mlongo nkusauka (To be without a sister is to be without a home)
- Authors: Thawani Mwale , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Nyanja , Songs, Chewa , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Mulvi, Salima District, Central Nyasaland f-mw
- Language: Nyanja, Chewa, Chichewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/153374 , vital:39443 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR076-08
- Description: In a matrilocal society a man without sisters would have no home belonging to his own family after his parents died. "To be without a sister is to have trouble. People who have sisters mock you." Initiation song with Bangwe board.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Kunukizembe pheshakwenciba (The smell of a battle axe across the Kei)
- Authors: Group of young Xhosa men and boys , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Africa South Africa Kentani f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150687 , vital:38997 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR060-15
- Description: We were told that this group of Xhosa lads were from Christian homes. The tune is connected to the same dance for young boys and girls between the ages of about 12-17 years. It is a dance song the group of young people use on their way to the home where the party is to take place. The dance itself takes place in a hut. Mbayizelo dance song, with harmonica.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957