Mabandla Wam'mona Nyavadule Nyabindini
- Authors: Katinyane wa Katini (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Quissico f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194785 , vital:45492 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR208-11
- Description: This recording clearly demonstrates the progress of a single item of music over 20 years among an entirley aural (non-literate) musical people. For purposes of the recording the singers sang each verse only once and not the usual twice each. As a rule Mabandla movements are not allocated interesting melodies as they are preoccupied with pas-de-deux performances which may last several minutes and the main interest is focussed on the individual dancers rather than the music. Orchestral dance with Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Msitso wo mbidi
- Authors: Combined Migodo of Zavaka and Nyakutowo , Fanikiso (Learder) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1963
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Zavala f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/190174 , vital:44970 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR197-03
- Description: Here at Zavala the Sange Timbila is also called Sanzhi. The orchestra consisted of 2 Chianzani treble xylophones, 8 Sange Alto xylophones, 3 Debinda bass xylophones, 2 Gulu bouble bass xylophones and 4 Njele rattles. The players and dancers of the villages, Zavala and Nyakutowo combine on most occassions to dance at 'Msaho' taking turns to lead each individual movement in the Ngodo. Movement from Ngodo orchestral dance, with 15 Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963
Wolamba nikhisiyo yako
- Authors: Ngodo of Zandamela , Mzamane, Samson , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949-06-04
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Chopi , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Zandamela, Zavala District f-rh
- Language: Chpoi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/198712 , vital:46015 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT-015 , Research no. CN5
- Description: Indigenous folk song introduced by Kutokozela cries, followed by a timbila orchestra accompanied by singing and rattles. Kutokozela cries, followed by the orchestral dance song for the Msumeto movement of the Ngodo of Zandamela of 1949.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949-06-04