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A Kawoko ndi ndhondo

  • Authors: Chewa girls , Tracey, Hugh
  • 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/10962/187344 , vital:44613 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR192-14
  • Description: This dance song reflects a local tragedy. There was a certain white man, popularly called 'Kawoko', a game warden in this district, they say, who had only one hand. There had been a recent campaign to shoot baboons (in 1949) which were destroying the fields. During the shooting, they allege, he missed the baboons but shot some of the men who were driving the baboons out of the bush. The African beaters also had guns and were shooting and some say it was their eratic shooting which caused the casualities. Three men died that day and Kawoko was blamed as he was in charge of the group. He left the district shortly afterwards. Mcoma dance song for women and girls, with 2 golblet drums, one weighted and whistles (-11.515-)
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  • Date Issued: 1950

A Kowoko ndi ndhondo

  • Authors: Chewa girls , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1950-05-22
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Kasungu f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/211271 , vital:47596 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT167-D28 , Research no. DX3
  • Description: Mcoma dance song for women and girls with 2 goblet drums, one weighted and whistles accompaniment.
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  • Date Issued: 1950-05-22

Abalala bafuma ili batemuna (The lover has come in the light of day)

  • Authors: Group of 5 Lala men and chorus of 6 women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Ambo (Zambia) , Africa Zambia Mkushi f-za
  • Language: Lala
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134752 , vital:37197 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0021-12
  • Description: The music of this dance was performed without its accompanying ceremony, as it was recorded in the mine compound and not at home in the village. Nsase dance song for ceremonial dance with 1 goblet drum, pegged, hand beaten and struck bottle.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Abantalapa

Ada a Banda

Aku dewile nu wakate pwana dewile

Aliva enaku adheta

  • Authors: Nekemiya Nanywamu and Kasani Byansi , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bukona f-ug
  • Language: Soga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171552 , vital:42090 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-07
  • Description: A song in which a number of topics are touched upon including Ngobi, a local glutton, and the sorrow of a mourner who sits alon in a house watching over the dead body of a friend or relative. This combination of lyre and lute is popular among Soga minstrels. Topical song, with Ntongoli 8 string lyre and Ndingidi 1 string lute (-10.54-).
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Aliva Enaku Adheta

All night long

Amana mi adu namgwetia lebobo

  • Authors: Baziri Teofili , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Kusu (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Buta f-cg
  • Language: Mangbetu
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169014 , vital:41672 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0128-17
  • Description: "My mother-in-law came to my house during my wife's absence to ask for a bunch of bananas." A charming patter song, with a light-hearted mother-in-law theme. Humorous song with Lisanzo, 10 note Likembe.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Amana mi adu namgwetia lebobo

Amarwa tinganywa

  • Authors: Eriya Bakwasa , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Hoima f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169611 , vital:41776 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0132-03
  • Description: "I will not have anything to do with beer." This old well meaning phrase rings all too hollow in any language and the audience responded in time honoured ribaldry. The harp is made of a simple oval shaped wooden bowl with skins laced onto top and bottom. The arch of the keys is a stout carved stick in which the 8 pegs are inserted for tightening the strings. The tuning of the harp is as follows:- 322, 284, 240, 180, 161, 142, 120 vs. Topical song with Ekidongo eight string horizontal harp.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Amarwa Tinganywa

Andiyazi into oyifunayo

Ann Ulilamala

Antiko lakamukulu

Ayemere Kasunau nkwanzi

Ayemere Kasunau Nkwanzi

Babasat

Baby you too Tampalay

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