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"Litsebe nka lengolo y ec hae." (Take this letter home)
- Authors: Group of Sotho men (Performers) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Sotho , Circumcision , Africa South Africa Matatiele f-za
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134277 , vital:37111 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR018-13
- Description: This song is sung when the initiates are coming back from their three month's initiation period in the mountains.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Abayinda nguli
- Authors: Nekemeya Nenywamu , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kyemere f-ug
- Language: Ganda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171031 , vital:42011 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0139-05
- Description: The singer reflects upon man and the way he looks for money. Nguli (Nubian gin) and its evil effects are also mentioned. Nguli is a clear liquid of high alcohol content made from bananas and sugar, they say. Both banana beer, Pombe and banana gin nguli are very popular drinks in Uganda. Topical song with Ntongoli bowl lyre.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Adomba
- Authors: Medje Tipoyi carriers led by Njenje (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Folk , Work song , Basket rattles , Chief Achille Ebandrombi-b's village , Medje , Northern Congo , Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15288 , MOA22-07 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017434 , MOA22
- Description: English Translation of title: 'Tipoyi carrying song' , Work song sung by Medje Tipoyi carriers, accompanied by basket rattles , 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
- Full Text: false
Akanjigele malega
- Authors: Nyanja/Chewa men (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Dance song , Drums , Indigenous folk music , Viganza , Nyasaland (Malawi)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15187 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017308 , MOA12-10 , MOA12
- Description: English translation of title: 'Go get the razor' , Dance song by Nyanja/Chewa men, accompanied by drums , 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
- Full Text: false
Are you looking for food
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa (African people) , Folk music -- South Africa , Topical music , Guitar , 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/10962/103760 , vital:32295 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , ATC092a-13
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1987
Baleka mafuza
- Authors: The Bantu Glee Singers , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1960-00-00
- Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Dance music , Dance music--Caribbean Area , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Johannesburg f-sa
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/202826 , vital:46573 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR0658 , Research no.GU104
- Description: Euro-African ballad, unaccompanied
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1960-00-00
Casablanca serenade
- Authors: The Casablanca Steel Orchestra , Simmons, Randolph , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1952-00-00
- Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Dance music , Dance music--Caribbean Area , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Trinidad City not specified f-sa
- Language: Creole
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/211476 , vital:47619 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR1000 , Research no. SG121
- Description: Calypso dance performed by band
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952-00-00
Dumelang bomme le ntate
- Authors: Hope Fountain Native Girls Choir , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1930-00-00
- Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Dance music , Dance music--Caribbean Area , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Botswana city not specified f-sa
- Language: Setswana
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/203391 , vital:46652 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR0685 , Research no. GU255
- Description: Greeting song, unaccompanied
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1930-00-00
Ekhaya
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Topical song , 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/10962/107989 , vital:32921 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , ATC109b-09
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1987
Endhala yomusana
- Authors: Nasuti Social Club , Hugh Tracey
- 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/10962/171483 , vital:42065 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR141-12
- Description: The song refers to the famine of 1943/44. During a famine, they sing, a single woman suffers greatly. So all women should see to it they get married. During this last famine an English man called "Bikapu" gave food to the hungry people. Topical song with Budongo Likembe and Nsaasi flat tin rattle (-12.54-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Endhala yomusana
- Authors: Nasuti Social Club , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1952:09:02
- Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Dance music , Dance music--Caribbean Area , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda City not specified f-sa
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/199603 , vital:46130 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR0334 , Research no.XYZ5388
- Description: Topical song accompanied by clapping and drumming
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952:09:02
Henure
- Authors: Hassani and Munyoso , Composer not Specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1960-00-00
- Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Dance music , Dance music--Caribbean Area , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi City not specified f-sa
- Language: Yao
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/211235 , vital:47591 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR0986 , Research no. FR1033A
- Description: Nyanja dance song by men accompanied by a guitar and a concertina
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1960-00-00
Hina shirilo, ka Matebula
- Authors: Koza, Mpipo , 9 Shangaan girls , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1963
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Venda (African people) , Tsonga (African people) , Folk songs, Tsonga , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Tzaneen f-sa
- Language: Venda , Tsonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187894 , vital:44707 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR193-14
- Description: The belief in magic and in the alleged power of one person to cause harm to another is growing, they said, in their district. The possibility of assaulting even the chief is not ruled out, although they explained he was a sufficiently strong personality to resist magical force. "We lament at Matebula. The wizard kills even chiefs. Chief Fofoza they would kill for no reason. Lament
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963
Hugh Tracey memorial service
- Authors: Two Bemba men singers , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1977
- Subjects: Tracey, Hugh , Memorial service , Memorial music , Vocal duets , Sub-Saharan African music , Africa South Africa Saronde Farm f-sa
- Language: Bemba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/112802 , vital:33659 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , ATC129b-10
- Description: Playing an unaccompanied duet performance recording in Bemba in memory of Hugh Tracey
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1977
Impazamo
- Authors: Cape inkspots of Grahamstown , Ndumo, Irene Buyswa , Botha, Raymond Sipo , Moyake, Andries Maesilo , Mbelekane, Fezile Faete , Mgole, Kenneth Phindile , Mpelho, Jury , 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/10962/227638 , vital:49469 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT385-L6 , Research no. L1C10
- Description: A topical song accompanied by guitar, drum, trumpet, saxophone and piano.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957-04-29
Inhliziyo Ka Jesu
- Authors: Amanzimtoti Zulu Choir , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1960-00-00
- Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Dance music , Dance music--Caribbean Area , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa KwaZulu Natal f-sa
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/204399 , vital:46780 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR0692 , Research no.GU133
- Description: Anthem with organ and violin
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1960-00-00
Isinkuku
- Authors: The Bantu Glee Singers , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 0000-00-00
- Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Dance music , Dance music--Caribbean Area , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa City not specified f-sa
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/202466 , vital:46523 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR0648 , Research no.GU78
- Description: Humorous sketch, unaccompanied
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 0000-00-00
Isono
- Authors: Morning Light Choir , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1955-00-00
- Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Dance music , Dance music--Caribbean Area , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Kwazulu Natal f-sa
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/200282 , vital:46218 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR0451 , Research no.ABC11835
- Description: Mbube choral music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955-00-00
Jean Ndjela ku parquet (Jean Ndjela before the court)
- Authors: Ombiza Charles , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk songs, Zande , Alur (African people) , Swahili-speaking peoples , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Stanleyville f-cg
- Language: Zande/Vongara
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/168090 , vital:41540 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0124-10
- Description: Jean Ndjela before the high court, Parquet, is the slang French term used for the court. This song recounts how Ndjela was condemned to prison together with a number of others, Maria Pilipili and the mulatresse amongst them, and ends by saying "Ndjela you cannot take stolen goods to the grave." Topical song, with guitar, bottle and friction stick.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Kasadi ugandu
- Authors: Kankolongo Alidor , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Kasai f-rh
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182604 , vital:43846 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR178-14
- Description: The Likembe was rested on a guitar which acted as a resonator and the rhythm was tapped out on the body of the guitar. As it stands the instrument appears to be pentatonic but reference to other examples shows that the scale played is in fact hexatonic one note being absent from this assembly. Topical song with Chisanzhi Likembe
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952