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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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Nemangolia
- Authors: Gabriel Ebongoma (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Topical , Indigenous folk music , Neikembe , Ebandrombi , Medje , Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15395 , MOA28-19 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017701 , MOA28
- Description: Topical folk song by Gabriel Ebogoma, with neikembe (11 reeds, 1 manual, box with sound hole) , 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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Nakatiye
- Authors: Oboto Sukuma (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Topical , Folk , Nenzyenzye lute , Nenjenje , Chief Achille Ebandrombi-b's village , Medje , Northern Congo , Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15293 , MOA22-12 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017439 , MOA22
- Description: Topical folk song by Oboto Sukuma accompanied by nenzyenzye lute (or nenjenje two-stringed lute) , 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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Ungewu
- Authors: Group of Baca men (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Folk music , Party song , Vocal , Zwelitsha , King William's Town , Eastern Cape Province , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15245 , MOA18-05 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017404 , MOA18
- Description: Sung as group is on their way to a party where there will be dancing and plenty of food and drink , Low humming sound is said to be a sort of praise sound , 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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Desayo
- Authors: Morris Kalala and a Ngala girl (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Lament , Indigenous folk music , Guitar , Bottle , Leopoldville (Kinshasa) , Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15457 , MOA32-11 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017763 , MOA32
- Description: Song of lament by Morris Kalala and a Ngala girl, with a guitar and a bottle , 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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Safari ya baraka
- Authors: Ombiza Charles his wife and a friend (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Rumba topical song , Indigenous music , Guitar , Bamboo friction stick , Bottle struck with a piece of metal , Swahili , Congo River , Stanleyville (Kisangani) , Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15300 , MOA23-06 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017446 , MOA23
- Description: Rumba topical song sung in swahili by Ombiza Charles accompanied by guitar, bamboo friction stick and a bottle being struck with a metal piece , 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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Song after moving Camp
- Authors: Pygmy men and women led by Moke (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Indigenous music , Pigmy , Camp moving , Ituri , Gombari , Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15302 , MOA23-08 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017448 , MOA23
- Description: Idimbe (hunting cries) sung by Pygmy men and women led by Moke , 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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Kupura kupika nakuldya nakundewa
- Authors: Elmas Nachilwa and Tumbuka/Henga women (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Pounding song , Raft rattles , Indigenous folk music , Mufulira Copper Mine , Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15211 , MOA15-02 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017464 , MOA15
- Description: Pounding song by Elmas Nachilwa and Tumbuka/Henga women, with raft 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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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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Nkete
- Authors: Makondere Band, led by Eliazali Kazinduki , Kazinduki, Eliazali , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1950-08-05
- Subjects: Victory song after battle , Makondere side-blown horns , Conical laced drum , Cylindrical laced drum (footed, open and pegged) , Indigenous folk music , Gera (Tanganyika) , Bukoba (Tanganyika) , Tanganyika (Tanzania)
- Language: Nyoro , Haya
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15149 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013478 , MOA01-05 , MOA1 , Tape number: 97 , Master number: 5256-285 , Research number: D4W16 , GALP1325-B4 , This recording is held at the International Library of African Music. For further information contact ilamlibrary@ru.ac.za
- Description: Victory song (after battle) by Makondere Band, led by Eliazali Kazinduki, with makondere side-blown horns, accompanied by a single conical laced drum and a cylindrical laced drum (footed, open and pegged) , This recording was digitised by the International Library of African Music
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Sakunaka, the handsome Young Man
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: African story , Mother , Marriage , Son , Alone
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Story
- Identifier: vital:15476 , MOA35-06 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017834 , MOA35
- Description: Traditional African story of the mother who did not want her son to marry and leave her alone. , 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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Muka Nakayongo
- Authors: Job Koko and Tonga singers (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Drinking song , Drums , Sticks , Indigenous folk music , Chilimbana , Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15176 , MOA11-08 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017380 , MOA11
- Description: Drinking song Job Koko and Tonga singers, accompanied by drums and sticks , 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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Mulimo omutanda
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa and Soga men (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Tune , Indigenous folk music , Magwala horns , Kigoma large conical laced drum , Small conical drum , Bugembe , Kamodi County , Uganda
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15428 , MOA30-16 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017734 , MOA30
- Description: English translation of title: 'The owner of the house' , Tune song by Mulobo Maswa and Soga men, with magwala horns, accompanied by kigoma large conical laced drum and a small conical drum , 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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Ekyoma kyabora
- Authors: Eriya Bakwasa (Performer) , Eriya Bakwasa (Composer)
- Subjects: Topical song , Indigenous folk music , Ekidongo eight stringed horizontal bow-harp (pentatonic) , Hoima , Bugahya county , Uganda
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15358 , MOA27-04 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017663 , MOA27
- Description: Topical folk song by Eriya Bakwasa, accompanied by ekidongo eight stringed horizontal bow-harp , 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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Ngoneni ngoneni bakithi?
- Authors: Rosalina Ndhlole and Juana Nkosi (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Self delectative , Indigenous folk music , Makweyana one string stressed bow gourd resonated , Mataffin , Nelpsruit , Transvaal (Mpumalanga) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15376 , MOA27-22 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017681 , MOA27
- Description: English translation of title: 'What have I done, what have I done my people?' , Self delectative song by Rosalina Ndhlole and Juana Nkosi, accompanied by makweyana gourd resonated one string stressed 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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Madumwa kalwa machonogola
- Authors: Shangaan dancers led by Patela (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: The Mutshongolo Stamping Dance of the Shangaan from lower valley of the Limpopo River in Mozambique , Indigenous folk music , Small horns , Witwatersrand Gold Mines , Johannesburg , Transvaal Province (Gauteng Province) , South Africa
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15186 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017307 , MOA12-09 , MOA12
- Description: Second of two dance movements from the Kwaya Mining and Group Singing Dance of the Shangaan , Dance movement of the Shangaan, by Shangaan dancers led by Patela, accompanied by small horns , 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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Kondo natipala bako
- Authors: Nakule and two players (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Dance tune in honour of ancestors , Indigenous folk music , Kponingbo xylophone , Buta , Gatanga , Northern Congo , Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15434 , MOA31-05 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017740 , MOA31
- Description: Dance tune in honour of ancestors by Nakule and two players, with kponingbo xylophone , 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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Ssematimba ne Kikwabanga
- Authors: Ntamivu za Kabaka (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Madinda (xylophone) , Laced conical drums , Instumental , Folk music , Lubisi Palace courtyard , Mengo , Kampala , Uganda
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15312 , MOA24-04 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017617 , MOA24
- Description: Instrumental folk (no sung words) song by Ntamivu za Kabaka using a madinda (xylophone), accompanied by 5 laced conical 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
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Manyanga
- Authors: Wachezaji wa Manyanga (Performer) , Kasomangila (Composer)
- Subjects: Indigenous music , Step dance song , Conical drums , Bells , Rattles , Baraza Ndono , Tabora district , Tanganyika (Tanzania)
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15413 , MOA29-17 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017719 , MOA29
- Description: Acrobatic step dance song accompanied by the conical drums, rattles and bells , 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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The Many Sides of African Music No. 1
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh , Tracey, Peggy
- Subjects: Tu es Petrus , Nyasaland , Dedza , Nyasa songs , African choir , Tanganyika , Basutoland , Roma Mission Station , Thou art Peter , The first African bishop in Basutoland , Monseigneur Mbatwani , Father Mbatwani , Cecilia , African voices , Fourfold Amen , Vesper , John Murray Duncan , Eria Kayisi , Old English ecclesiastical music , Kampala , Yulele Lungu , Blind man , Kalimba , Bearded snake , Northern Rhodesia , Zambezi valley , Shadow , Irish , Lusaka radio station , The sun , The moon , Saronde , Southern Rhodesia , Gutu Zaka district , The Lundi , Bikita district , Blind musician , Lake Nyasa , Beti Kamanga , Tonga of the chinteche district , The Union , Johannesburg , Bangwe , Sotho girl , Seven stringed zither , Migrated folk , Singing about wonderful heaven , Uganda , Rhodesia
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15069 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008497 , Reel number: BC049
- Description: The Many Sides of African Music No. 1 of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey and Peggy Tracey on their travels in search of African music, broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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