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Impazamo (A mistake)

Ingatyangatya

Ingeji yam (My engagement ring)

Ingeji yam (My engagement ring)

Ingoboyama boke (Two children must sleep under 1 goat skin)

  • Authors: Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Xhosa , Herbalists , Africa South Africa Lusikisiki f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134965 , vital:37222 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0022-06
  • Description: These recordings were made at the "Great Place", of Chief Botha, Paramount Chief of the Mpondo. This large group of Izangoma followers both men and women, was composed of a mixture of Sotho and Mpondo, led by Khotso Sethuntsa. Chief Botha Marzolwandle Sigcau Paku is his full name. "The Great Place" is the name given throughout the Xhosa territories to the chief's headquarters. Khotso-Sethuntsa, name of the chief Sangoma, a man who comes from Kokstad and is a Sotho himself. He is a notable character, reputed to be extremely wealthy, and has much influence in the neighbourhood. Divination song sung at night, with clapping and 5 drums
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Injeke, injeke, he (Like this, like this)

Inkosi mayibe nami

Inkosi mayibe nami

Inkosi mayibe nami

Inkosi mayibe nami

Inkosi mayibe nami

Inkulu into ezakwenzeka

Intlanganiso ya magqiha ye Izangoma (Herbalists' meeting

  • Authors: Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Herbalists , Africa South Africa Umtata f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134821 , vital:37209 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0022-01
  • Description: Extracts from the proceedings at the first conference of Izangoma Diviners, to be held in Umtata, Transkei. The speech and songs were entirely impromptu and demonstrate the type of speech employed by such herbalists and their supporting singers or assistants. Herbalists' meeting, with songs, speech, with clapping, stamping and 1 bass drum.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Intlanganiso ya magqika ye Izangoma (Herbalist's meeting)

  • Authors: Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Xhosa , Herbalists , Africa South Africa Umtata f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134945 , vital:37220 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0022-05
  • Description: Led by Dangazela and by Nowinjile Sincabo his wife. Dangazela is the son of Chief Bota the paramount chief of Lusikisiki. This recording demonstrates the procedure adopted by herbalists and diviners at their meetings and healing ceremonies.- the music and speeches helping to create an atmosphere of serious contemplation and thereby assisting in the cure of the patient. Proceedings for herbalists, with songs and speech, with clapping, stamping and 1 bass drum.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Intlnganiso ya magqiha ye Isangoma (Proceddings at Herbalist's meeting)

Intlnganiso ya magqiha ye Isangoma (Proceedings at Herbalist's meeting)

Intombi zipelile (The girls are finished)

  • Authors: Group of young Mpondo men and girls , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Tabankulu f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136362 , vital:37368 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR030-02
  • Description: The young men were mostly wearing pale blue blankets and carrying sticks; the girls were beautifully beaded. They wore their hair in many fine plaits hanging on either side of the face. Over this was worn the tubular bead headring or headband, (if the girl was unmarried) mostly in pale blue and white beads, many strands of sky blue and white beads wound about their necks to form choker collars. Song for Indlam' dance, with clapping of sticks.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Intombi zipelile (The girls are finished)

Intsimbi ka Ntiskana (Ntsikana's bells and Ntsikana's song)

  • Authors: Iqela Labavumi bakwa Zwelitsha (Zwelitsha Choral Society) , Bokwe, S. T. , Bekwe, J. K. , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Music--Religious aspects , Africa South Africa King Williams Town f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/135727 , vital:37293 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR026-01
  • Description: Ntsikana was the first Christian convert of the Xhosa tribes. "The song was chanted by Ntsikana regularly at dawn of day, standing at his hut door, summoning the people to morning prayer. As people gathered they joined in the strains, adding different parts. Extracts taken from the songbook "Amaculo ase Lovedale.", published by the Lovedale Press.- It is notable that Ntsikana had never heard a church bell. The tune is of African origin. Religious descriptive chant and song.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

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