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Wali Diawara

Sitima senda namoto

  • Authors: Josiasi Yemba Mate (Performer) , Josiasi Yemba Mate (Composer)
  • Subjects: Topical song , Indigenous folk music , Kathandi mbira , Mongu , Barotseland , Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
  • Type: Sound , Music
  • Identifier: vital:15392 , MOA28-16 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017698 , MOA28
  • Description: English translation of title: 'The train goes with fire' , Topical song by Josiasi Yemba Mate, with Kathandi mbira (14 reeds, 2 manuals, fan-shaped with mirliton and held over a small resonator) , This recording is held at the International Library of African Music. For further information contact ilamlibrary@ru.ac.za , This recording was digitised by the International Library of African Music , Original format: 15ips reel , Equipment used in digitisation: Studer B 67 Tape Recorder; Nagra III , Software: Sound Forge V.6 , Sample rate: 44100Hz 16Bit Stereo
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Tshithethenthe Maride

Title not specified

Going your way

Hugh Tracey's favourite recordings and others made for his memorial service

Everytime I see your face

Tshelede

Children aya dancing

Rine ri funa vho Lutanga

Matangwa Part I and II

Ikositina (The Concertina)

  • Authors: Group of young Xhosa girls , 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/10962/150466 , vital:38979 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR060-09
  • Description: The girls who sang this song belonged to a group in the community half way between the sophisticated christians who have been to school and broken away from their background, and the so-called "Red blanket people", those who retain their African religion and customs including the red ochre coloured blankets, cosmetics and beads. They have been to school for a short while, wear European style clothes as far as possible and while falling short of the standards of the better educated consider themselves above and apart from the 'reds' who although 'un-schooled' are elegant in their traditional dress and beadwork. Party song with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Le Mantyi ikhona igweba kanzima (The Magistrate punishes severely)

Palileni wanjiwa (Tell the people)

Hahirwa Nyiramibambwe

  • Authors: Mirimba Francois, Niyondorera Joseph, Gakombe Alexandre , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Kinyarwanda--Rwanda , Folk dance music , Tutsi (African people) , Africa Rwanda Nyanza f-rw
  • Language: Kinyarwanda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/148726 , vital:38767 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR057-08
  • Description: This song, used as a lullaby, is in praise of the present Omwami Mutara's grand mother, and recounts her life, her childhood and girlhood, through its various stages till her death. She was both good and beautiful, say the singers. The queen mother's influence at the courts of the Mwami used to be considerable and was only broken by the Beligian authorities when this lady was banished to Kainembe near lake Kivu in 1931, together with her son Musenga Yushi V who was deposed and banished with her. Praise song
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Umuhororo

Orukobya

Gwilane kangacepe gwilane

  • Authors: Rabison Bande , Chewa men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Kasungu f-mw
  • Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/186371 , vital:44491 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR190-11
  • Description: This song and others of its kind were used by groups of men as 'carols' in that they would go around the villages at the new year singing for the people and and expecting small gifts in return. Originally it was an initiation song but later became associated with the new year only as the initiation ceremonies have now disappeared in this district on account of the missions. Initiation song with clapping
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Wainaga

Rwabazira

  • Authors: Mahibo and Toro men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Nyankole (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kamukuzi f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro , Nyankole
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170254 , vital:41874 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0135-05
  • Description: This praise, which both begins and ends with song, are frequently recited by men at parties. The subject of their adulation may be their host, their cattle or any subject gratifying their senses. Adulation of elders is part of the sycophantic social system common to many tribes and especially cattle owners. The practise of interspersing spoken praises between song is also found among the Sotho of Basutoland. The word Engabo means literally a brave man and these praises were originally intended to praise fighting men. Nowadays woth no fighting to be done the praises have been extended to any gratification and particularly of the 'Pombe' banana beer. Engabo praise, with conical drum. laced, single, played with hands and clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1950
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