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Zuwa na mwezi

Zuwa na mwezi

Zuwa na mwezi

Zuwa na mwezi

  • Authors: Yelele Lungu , Nsenga women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1949
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Nsenga (African people) , Ngoni (African people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Petauke f-za
  • Language: Nsenga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/184464 , vital:44225 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR185-08
  • Description: The sun and the moon are contrasted as lovers. The son returns to his mother if he is unsucceful in love and the mother sees in the hooting of the owls the omen of death to come. The player Yelele Lungu is one of two blind muscians in the Petauke district. Blind from birth he has developed an unusual degree of petic imagery. He had bever seen either the sun or the moon and his poetry consequently reflected a blind man's conception of natural phenomena. Unfortunately owing to technical difficulties both his recordings on this disc are poor, but his poetry warranted their inclusion. Love song, with Kalimba of 10 notes
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  • Date Issued: 1949

Zuma na mwezi

Zanzali nkemene kwa na chungabulula

Zanzali nkemene kwa na Chungabuluba

Yo walele yo walele muya bwanga

Yo walele yo walele muya bwanga

Yayaye Mwatandalanda

Xhosa II (Xhosa)

  • Authors: Four men and group of women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1959
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Gopane f-sa
  • Language: Tswana/Hurutshe
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/165665 , vital:41269 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0114-05
  • Description: "Saturday is a lonely day." "If you have no one to go out with on a Saturday, you feel very lonely indeed", they explained. This version of the step dance which is performed with rubber or other padding on the ankles, is similar to the 'Isicatulo' boot dance of the Southern Zulu and Xhosa tribes. Step dance with clapping.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1959

Wota Moya loyingcwele

  • Authors: Choir , Huwiler, Kurt , Dargie, Dave
  • Date: 1980-05-24
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Eswatini Manzini f-sq
  • Language: Swati
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/256402 , vital:52717 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD015-07
  • Description: Indigenous music, Choral music.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1980-05-24

Wobowa Wetu

Wobawa wetu

Wendo seneme

We Mlami Wami

Wathi wa ota

Wathi wa ota

  • Authors: Mutio wa Katuma , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Kamba , Kamba (African people) , Folk music--Kenya , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Machakos f-ke
  • Language: Kamba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175889 , vital:42635 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR160-07
  • Description: This musical bow is a plain bow, loosely strung and strained by means of a half section gourd, which is situated between the bow and the wire string. The concave side is held against the bow, the convex against the string. The singer sings into this hollow gourd and beats the string with a light stick producing one note only. Other players may beat both segments of the string thus producing two fundamental notes Divination song, with musical bow, strained and resonated with half gourd.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950

Wampeleka yekwa Bayako

Wampeleka yekha Bayako

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