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Authors: Ruthahindurwa Lukuka , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1950
Subjects: Music--Uganda , Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania / Uganda Gera / Bukoba f-tz / f-ug
Language: Nyoro , Haya
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/172303 , vital:42186 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR145-09
Description: A song praising the grandfather of the present chief who died, it is said, about 60 years ago (c. 1890). In this song the sound of the body of the Zither vibrating against the external resonator, upturned gourd or wooden bowl, can be heard. This deep noted Nanja is tuned:- 176, 160, 144, 136, 124, 106 vs. The seveth note was not well in tune as it was too low for the weight of the string to sound properly. Praise song with Nanga trough zither.
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Date Issued: 1950

Authors: Baiyani Medurek with Arusha men , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1950
Subjects: Maasai (African people) , Songs, Maasai , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Arusha f-tz
Language: Masai
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/174104 , vital:42441 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR154-05
Description: "The Germans are nothing to us. They were defeated by the English. We are not sleeping and will fight for our country. We love our country and our cattle." The Arusha tribe fought on several occasions against the Germans during their early occupation of Tanganyika. Different men take over the solo between the chorus refrains. Osingolio Longishu cattle song.
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Date Issued: 1950

Authors: Ruthahindurwa Lukuka , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1950
Subjects: Music--Uganda , Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania / Uganda Gera / Bukoba f-tz / f-ug
Language: Nyoro , Haya
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/172298 , vital:42185 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR145-09
Description: The praise song for an old Chief, Runobya, who lived, they say some 200 years ago. In this song the sound of the body of the Zither vibrating against the external resonator, upturned gourd or wooden bowl, can be heard. This deep noted Nanja is tuned:- 176, 160, 144, 136, 124, 106 vs. The seveth note was not well in tune as it was too low for the weight of the string to sound properly. Praise song with Nanga trough zither.
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Date Issued: 1950

Authors: Chopi performers (Performers) , Komukomu (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1955
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Orchestral music , Xylophone with orchestra , Rattle (Musical instrument) , Instrumental music , Africa Mozambique Zavala f-mz
Language: Chopi
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132286 , vital:36820 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR005-04
Description: Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Regulo Bangaza with 15 xylophones and 1 rattle
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Date Issued: 1955

Authors: M. S. Ngomwa and six Mang'anja boys , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1958
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Port Herald f-mw
Language: Nyanja/Mang'anja
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/158141 , vital:40153 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR093-11
Description: This, it was explained, was a morality song to be sung as a warning to girls not to marry poor men. There appeared to be no association between the words of the lyric and the occassion, the party after the burial, which could be established. The singers did not know why it was sung on such occassions. "Mother used to tell me that I should get married to a man with brick house and a lamp which is used for light instead of fire. Now I am married to a poor man who has patches on his clothes. patches! patches on his clothes!" A funeral dance sung after burual with tins (used as drums).
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Date Issued: 1958

Authors: Monki Mofolo and group of 8 men , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1959
Subjects: Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Lesotho Maseru f-lo
Language: Sotho
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/161983 , vital:40744 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0105-01
Description: "Mokoena" is a Seboko name meaning "of the crocodile". "A beggar goes hungry. Mokoena, a man of Makoli's household. There is a gun in Letsabisa's house, you will not handle it, you will only handle it when everyone is dead, we Libe's bulldogs, nip each other. Thanks to the word Lekana spoke. Deliver us from temptations, Chief!" Mokorotlo riding song.
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Date Issued: 1959

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