Abafazi bemka
- Authors: Young Mpondo married women (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Folk song , Party song , Vocal , Caba Location , Tabankulu District , Eastern Cape Province , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15244 , MOA18-04 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017403 , MOA18
- Description: English translation of title: 'The women are leaving' , An attractive song with a triple tilt. The women, however, move in African style, with two beats to the three of the song , 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
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Abafazi bemka
- Authors: Group of young Mpondo married women (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Party song , Indigenous folk music , No instrumentation , Matshona School , Caba Location , Tabankulu District , Eastern Cape Province , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15219 , MOA15-10 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017472 , MOA15
- Description: Party song by a group of young Mpondo married women, with no instrumentation , 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
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Africa‘s Heritage No.8: The Future
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: African , Heritage , Legacy , Character , Personality , Parasites , Zulu , Praises , Izibongo , Bunyoro , Uganda , Hutu , Tutsi , Hehe , Kikuyu , Masai , Yao , Chewa , Rwanda , Kenya , Nyasaland , Ndebele , Mzilikazi , Zezuru , Drums , Flutes , Lamentation , Negro slaves music , Pula , Rain song , Tswana , Chief Batwe Village , Kanye , Nandi people , Zande people , Northern Congo , Lobatse , Bechuanaland , Mbira , Famine songs , Religious songs , Rhodesia , Lake Victoria , Spirit of the Lake , Bantu , Broken drum , Work songs , Singing , Political , Cultural heritage , Independent , Interdependence , South Africa , Dances , Folk stories , Jesuits , Missionaries , Father Fernandes, Andrea , Inyarime River , Portuguese , Xylophone , Chopi , Timbila , Hymns , Clapping , Church , Guitar , Nyoro people , Masindi , Percussion instrument , Nashville , Tennessee , Hammer songs , Preditors , Chingoma chakubaruka , Mbuluwundi, Reuben Tancard
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15116 , BC134 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011534 , Reel number: BC134
- Description: 8th programme in the ‘Africa‘s Heritage‘ Series, broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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Akasa ngi baleli
- Authors: Nomatheko Zungu (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Indigenous music , Zulu song , Umakhweyana bow , Mahlabatini district , Zululand (KwaZulu-Natal) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15249 , MOA18-09 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017408 , MOA18
- Description: English Translation of Title: 'He does not write to me any more' , An indigenous Zulu song sung by Nomatheko Zungu playing the umakhweyana bow , The song is about how a boy has gone off to work in an industrial town leaving her wondering when his next letter will arrive , 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
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Akubelicala kanye
- Authors: Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Song of complaint , Ugubu bow , Indigenous folk music , Kwapindangene , Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15502 , MOA37-14 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017860 , MOA37
- Description: English Translation of title: 'Rather let it be a case' , Song of complaint against King Solomon kaDinizulu by Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu, accompanied by ugubu bow , 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
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Bambulal’ uJesu yamaJuda
- Authors: Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu accompanied by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi (Performer) , Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu (Composer)
- Subjects: Hymn for Good Friday , Ugubu bow , Indigenous folk music , Kwapindangene , Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15501 , MOA37-13 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017859 , MOA37
- Description: English translation of title: 'The crucified Jesus of the Jews' , Hymn for Good Friday by Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu accompanied by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, accompanied by ugubu bow , 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
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Bidera
- Authors: Baranganani Mudzanani (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Self delectative , Indigenous folk music , Mbira , Nsako , Johannesburg , Transvaal (Gauteng) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15389 , MOA28-13 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017695 , MOA28
- Description: Self delectative song by Baranganani Mudzanani, with mbira (24 reeds, 2 manuals, board resonator) , 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
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Chibudu movement - 'O ufumile mukoma'
- Authors: Chopi players (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: The Mgodo orchestral dance of the Chopi of Mozambique , Timbila (xylophone) , Rattles , Indigenous folk music , Dance movement , Witwatersrand Gold Mines , Johannesburg , Transvaal Province (Gauteng Province) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15179 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017300 , MOA12-02 , MOA12
- Description: The Mgodo orchestral dance of the Chopi tribe of Portuguese East Africa , The Mgodo orchestral dance of the Chopi of Mozambique, by Chopi players, with timbila xylophones, accompanied by 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
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Godumaduma gwa mosadi
- Authors: Tswana flute dancers led by Modiseng (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Tswana flute dancers , Indigenous folk music , Single end-blown pipes or flute , Flute tune , Western Transvaal , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15415 , MOA30-02 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017721 , MOA30
- Description: Tswana flute tune by Tswana flute dancers, led by Modiseng, with single end-blown pipes or flute , 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
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Haopala Pitsi
- Authors: Group of Sotho men (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Work song for braying skins , Indigenous folk music , Geens Mercy , Matatiele District , Griqualand , Eastern Cape Province , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15221 , MOA15-12 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017474 , MOA15
- Description: Work song for braying skins by a Group of Sotho men, with no instrumentation , 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
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Hele dikgomo
- Authors: Group of Sotho men (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Folk music , Riding song , Vocal , Praise chant and speeches , Queen's Mercy , Headquarters of Chief Moshesh , Matatiele District , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15246 , MOA18-06 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017405 , MOA18
- Description: English translation of title: 'Hey the cattle!' , Southern Sotho riding song, sung on horseback or standing in a circle. The topic is dear to the heart of all South Africans: their cattle , 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
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Helele! Yiliphi leliyani?
- Authors: Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu accompanied by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Parade song , Ugubu bow , Hissing , Indigenous folk music , Kwapindangene , Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15490 , MOA37-02 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017848 , MOA37
- Description: English translation of title: 'Which regiment is that?' , Parade song by Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu accompanied by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, with ugubu bow , 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
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Ihlomulo walekaya mangawa yauima
- Authors: Saisi Shishonke (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Self delectative , Indigenous folk music , Chitende one string bowl resonated musical bowl , Messina copper mine , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15375 , MOA27-21 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017680 , MOA27
- Description: Self delectative song by Saisi Shishonke, accompanied by chitende, one string bowl resonated musical bowl , 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
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In search of country music
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Tswana , South Africa , Translation of the words , Dialects , Gossip , Zulu , Uganga , Song , Interpreter , Zulu translation , Lyric , Eastern Cape , 1820 Settlers , Bedford , Shaka regime , Swazi , Baca , Lalela zulu , Mouse , Child , Red Indian tribe in America , Local Belief , Superstition , Old wives‘ tales and sayings , Natal in the 1920s , Zulu entertainer , Sotho Chief , Mahobelo dance song , Knee dance , Moletsane , Girls‘ initiation excercies , E.S.Mohapi , White ashes , Woven grass masks , Koete , Thaba Bosio , Moshoeshoe , Sacred mountain , Hurricane , Lonely hill
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15110 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008538 , Reel number: BC079
- Description: Broadcast No.3 In search of country music, broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , Narration without music , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcast Collection
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Incaba ka Ncofula
- Authors: Swazi men (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: A national song , Indigenous folk music , Witwatersrand Gold Mines , Johannesburg , Transvaal Province (Gauteng Province) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15182 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017303 , MOA12-05 , MOA12
- Description: English translation of title: 'The fortress of Ncokufa' , A national song by a large group of Swazi men, no accompaniment , 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
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Intsimbi ka Ntsikana
- Authors: Zwelitsha choir (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Chant , Xhosa song , Wedding song , Vocal , Zwelitsha , King William's Town , Eastern Cape Province , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15241 , MOA18-01 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017400 , MOA18
- Description: English translation of title: 'Ntsikana’s Bell' , Originally a wedding song , Used to gather people for worship at a hut , 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
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Isihlahla samakhosi
- Authors: Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: A lament , Isililo , Ugubu bow , Indigenous folk music , Kwapindangene , Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15495 , MOA37-07 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017853 , MOA37
- Description: English translation of title: 'The tree of Kings' , Isililo (a lament) by Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu, accompanied by ugubu bow , 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
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Itileni
- Authors: Amakwenkwe men (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Vocal , Walking song , Nontshinga Location , Kentani District , Transkei , Eastern Cape Province , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15243 , MOA18-03 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017402 , MOA18
- Description: English translation of title: 'The train' , Sung by a group of young men on their way to a dance; they are singing that they can look down on the train that goes from Mazeppa to Natal , 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
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Kwabase sabulawa nguDingane
- Authors: Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Historical protest song , Community lament , Ugubu bow , Indigenous folk music , Kwapindangene , Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15499 , MOA37-11 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017857 , MOA37
- Description: English translation of title: 'Each day we are killed by Dingane' , A community lament or historical protest song by Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu, accompanied by ugubu bow , 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
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Laduma ekuseni
- Authors: Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Historical song , Ugubu bow , Indigenous folk music , Kwapindangene , Natal (KwaZulu-Natal) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15498 , MOA37-10 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017856 , MOA37
- Description: English translation of title: 'It thundered in the morning' , Historical song by Princess Constance Magogo KaDinuzulu, accompanied by ugubu bow , 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
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