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Tshelede
- Authors: Kruger, Jaco (Recorded by) , Venda people (Performer) , Composer unknown
- Subjects: Ngudza , Transvaal (Limpopo) , South Africa , Indigenous music , Traditional music , Malende dance song , Drum , Clapping , Ululation
- Type: Music , Sound
- Identifier: vital:15889 , JKC10a-09 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009078 , Tape number: JKC10 , Original tape number: 10 , Track number: 09
- Description: English translation of title: 'Money' , Traditional Malende Venda dance song with clapping, ululation and drum accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Namhla kungabwe sautini tina
- Authors: Tantsi, Madlanga , Mpondo men , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957-05-23
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Tabankulu f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/228425 , vital:49557 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT427-L48 , Research no. L1U8
- Description: An old fighting song informing the listeners that it is their turn, and that the elders do not know what to do.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957-05-23
Musikana ne Jaya (Girl and Boy)
- Authors: Stephen R. Gumbo , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154150 , vital:39614 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR080-05
- Description: A lad is proposing to a girl, bhut she says, "You are to late, I am going to marry someone else." But he goes on pressing his suit. She says, "You must pay lobola if you want me, you must give six cows." At the end she says, "You must swear then, if you want me." Humorous song with Mbira.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Musafu sumu (Bible hymn)
- Authors: Group of 16 Tonga men and boys , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Tonga (Nyasa) , Songs, Tumbuka , Malawi , Africa Malawi Chinteche f-mw
- Language: Luvale/Chokwe
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137402 , vital:37520 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR037-11
- Description: The leader is Joni Phiri. "Haye Mwazadi mwanozga." "You have done well to come." The Malipenga dance of the Tonga and other tribes of north central Nyasaland was originated, they say, in military drill where it imitates. With African genius for converting what is normally a drudgery into a game, these Tonga made barrack square drilling into a form of enjoyable dance, with opportunities for all to shine in the grace of their movements. The instruments of the mirliton buzzers so that anyone who can sing a Tonga tune can equally well participate in the Malipenga band. Short gourds or horns are used for the higher pitched voices and longer for the bases. 4 Movements of the Malipenga dance, the first 2 with Chandi and Muganda drums, with 12 singing horns (calabash), 1 bass drum.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Mdano
- Authors: Venancio Mbande , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1981
- Subjects: Chopi (African people) -- South Africa , Folk music , Xylophone music , Africa South Africa Wildebeesfontein f-sa
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , Sound recording material
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/95672 , vital:31186 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , ATC042a-02
- Description: One of Venancio Mbande's new Mgodo dance song accompanied by the timbila xylophone for analysis by Andrew Tracey
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1981
Mai-o-da
- Authors: Mambuthi (Pygmy) women (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Party song , Indigenous folk music , Wedding song , Song sung after fishing , Mbau-mbili , Beni , Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15304 , MOA23-10 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017450 , MOA23
- Description: Three songs by Mambuthi (Pygmy) women, the first is sung after fishing, the second, a party song, and the third, a wedding , 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
Kutumpu kutumpu
- Authors: Botha, Karika (Recorded by) , Sesotho children (Performer) , Composer unknown
- Subjects: Shongoane village , Lephalale , Transvaal (Limpopo) , South Africa , Indigenous music , Children's game song , Clapping
- Type: Music , Sound
- Identifier: vital:15531 , JKC17a-12 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008720 , Tape number: JKC17 , Original tape number: 17 , Track number: 12
- Description: Children's game song with clapping accompaniment , Refer to last page of Jaco Kruger recording card book II
- Full Text: false
Ku lila Part I, II and III
- Authors: Kruger, Jaco (Recorded by) , Shonisani, Kruger and Mashandule (Performer) , Composer unknown
- Subjects: Khubvi -- Thohoyandou -- Transvaal (Limpopo) -- South Africa , Thohoyandou -- Transvaal (Limpopo) -- South Africa , Transvaal (Limpopo) , South Africa , Indigenous music , Traditional music , Instrumental , Xylophone , Trio performance
- Type: Music , Sound
- Identifier: vital:16102 , JKC06b-16 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009291 , Tape number: JKC06 , Original tape number: 6 , Track number: 16
- Description: English translation of title: 'The ground hornbills are crying' , Trio performance of traditional Venda tune with 21 key xylophone accompaniment , For further details refer to Jaco Kruger recording card: 88
- Full Text: false
Khokong
- Authors: Group of Sotho men (Perfomers) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Sotho , Work songs , Africa South Africa Matatiele f-za
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134132 , vital:37077 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR018-02
- Description: They said that the breast skin of the buffalo is the hardest of all to bray and takes much time and labour.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Khokong
- Authors: Group of Sotho men , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957-05-28
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Matatiele f-sa
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/228837 , vital:49606 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT433-L54 , Research no. L1X9
- Description: An unaccompanied work song about a buffalo.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957-05-28
Kachere ntombwe
- Authors: Saini Kamoya , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1990
- Subjects: Nyanja (African people) -- Malawi , Folk music -- Malawi , Plucked instruments -- Africa , Sub-Saharan African music , Africa Malawi Singano village f-sx
- Language: Nya
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/74726 , vital:30333 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , ATC014b-07
- Description: Traditional song with Bangwe zither accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1990
Chibudu. 7th Movement
- Authors: Ngodo of Regulo Canda , Chipendani Guyuza (Leader) , Lambo Diki , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1963
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Canda f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/193028 , vital:45291 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR203-03
- Description: Owing to the large size of the combined orchestras and the many dancers the rattle players got out of time and caused consternation for a few moments until Lambo pulled them together again. Lambo is Ingilishi's son and grandson of old Muchinga "Hichi-o!". Orchestral dance with 22 Timbila xylophones, 6 Chilanzane (Treble), 5 Sange (Alto), 5 Doli (Tenor), 3 Debiinda (Bass), 3 Gulu (Double Bass).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963
Bra Leapet song
- Authors: Maringar Band , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1958-00-00
- Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Dance music , Dance music--Caribbean Area , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa country not specified City not specified f-sa
- Language: Creole
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/203873 , vital:46713 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR0729 , Research no.WA2629
- Description: Maringar dance song, accompanied by calypso, guitar, mandolin and banjo
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958-00-00
Azwiambeyi
- Authors: Joseph Makuya , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Venda (African people) -- South Africa , Folk music--Africa , Mbila , Sub-Saharan African music , Africa South Africa Venda f-sa
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/93161 , vital:30846 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , ATC021a-03
- Description: Traditional song accompanied by mbila dzamadeza.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1987