Babalasi (The hangover)
- Authors: Irene Buyiswa Ndumo, Jury Mpelho , Jury Mpelho , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Grahamstown f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/135957 , vital:37318 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR027-08
- Description: This is about a certain coloured man who suffered from such a permanent hangover (babalasi) that he couldn't eat. He got so thin that his trousers were flapping around him. Topical song with dance band.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
In the middle of confusion
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa (African people) , Folk music -- South Africa , Topical song , Bass guitar , Popular music , Sub-Saharan African music , Africa South Africa Grahamstown f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/105964 , vital:32589 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , ATC098a-04
- Description: Xhosa urban topical song accompanied by bass guitar
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1987
Makube njalo
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Music--Religious aspects , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music , Africa South Africa Grahamstown f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/108605 , vital:32995 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , ATC113b-03
- Description: Religious song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1987
Siya hamba
- Authors: Midnight Stars , Tafeni, Alfred , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957-04-29
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Grahamstown f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/227577 , vital:49463 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT384-J5 , Research no. L1C6
- Description: A town dance song accompanied by saxophone, guitar, trumpets, piano and drums.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957-04-29
Siyahamba (We are going)
- Authors: Midnight stars , Alfred Tafeni , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Grahamstown f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/135979 , vital:37322 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR027-10
- Description: "Dudu, my love, we are going. Town dance with dance band.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957