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Zuwa Woye

  • Authors: Manyika Highlanders , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1951-06-21
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe Penhalonga f-rh
  • Language: Manyika
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/214248 , vital:47929 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT263-E36.3 , Research no. E2R3
  • Description: Indigenous folk threshing song with singing accompanied by the sound feet stomping on the ground.
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  • Date Issued: 1951-06-21

Yesu, Yesu, Nkosi yami

Yesu, Yesu Nkosi Yamsi

Yesu Yesu Nkosi yami

Yekani Izisonto

  • Authors: Ncube, Midian , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1950-05-01
  • Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe City not specified f-rh
  • Language: Ndebele
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/280437 , vital:55615 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP1296-XYZ4708
  • Description: Indigenous music
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950-05-01

Yau Buma Ndimbo

Which side money de

When I Remember the Works of God

Wezulu Walira

Wezulu walira

Webo we kabanda

Wataya mwana Telekunde

Wataya mwana Telekunde

Waqala izitha

Wanga Syeche

Wanga syeche

  • Authors: Mukanda, Jeremiah , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Wanga (African people) , Folk music--Kenya , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Nyanza f-ke
  • Language: Wanga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/176403 , vital:42691 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR161-11
  • Description: The old chief Mumia would not allow to mention the name of the head of the other branch of the family, Sakwa's family is the senior and should provide the paramount chief. The Wanga are said to have fought their way into their present home all the way from Tiriki. This Litungu lyre, like the Indungili is also played upright when the player is seated on the ground. Historic feud songs, with Litungu 8 string lyre, Isendeche leg bells (-12.55-), inverted bowl (-12.151-), side blow horn (-11.122-).
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Wakanaka acha nyengwa

Waikova

Waikova

Waikova

  • Authors: Nasuti Social Club , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Iganga f-ug
  • Language: Soga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171438 , vital:42060 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR141-07
  • Description: Waikova is a beautiful and highly coloured bird, they explained, but is more likely to be the common crow. A Budongo tune of this name was also recorded at Jinja, two years later. Sets of these instruments are played by a number of young men together. For over 400 years this type of music has facinated Africans and possibly for far longer. Topical song, with 8 Budongo Likembe and 1 flat Nsaasi tin rattle (12.54-)
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  • Date Issued: 1950
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