Amagombe galindya
- Authors: Nasuti Social Club , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- 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/10962/171201 , vital:42029 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR140-05
- Description: A song of mourning reminding the singers that they also will soon follow their dead friend. Mourning song, with 8 Budongo 11 note Likembe and Nsaai tin rattle.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Omugere
- Authors: Mwendera Kaijape with Haya women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bukoba f-ug
- Language: Nyoro , Haya
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171725 , vital:42116 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR143-04
- Description: "You, the girl who is being married." Song for the bride as she enters her new home. "You are now married. Look after your house, we bid you farewell.". Wedding song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Iwe mwana alikushwerwe
- Authors: Mwendera Kaijape with Haya women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bukoba f-ug
- Language: Nyoro , Haya
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171713 , vital:42115 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR143-03
- Description: "You, the girl who is being married." Sung by the people when taking the bride and bridegroom to their new home. Wedding song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Nkurukumbi
- Authors: Mwendera Kaijape with Haya women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania/Uganda Bukoba/Kabale f-tz/f-ug
- Language: Nyoro , Haya
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171748 , vital:42121 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR143-05
- Description: "You, the girl who is being married." This song is sung when the mother of the bride is about to take both the bride and the bridegroom into their new house. It is sung by the rejoicing party upon the final act of the wedding ceremony when the bridegroom touches the breasts of his bride in front of all the people. The diction of the leader in all these songs is particularly clear. Wedding song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Waitu-waitu
- Authors: Mwendera Kaijage with Haya women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania / Uganda Kabale / Bukoba f-tz / f-ug
- Language: Nyoro , Haya
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/172280 , vital:42183 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR145-07
- Description: "Father, creator of our people, you were born chief and we ask you while ruling over us to settle for us our troubles and reward us with cattle when we have done well." Praise song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Kammaraba
- Authors: Musolwa and Gishu men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Gisu (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Mbale f-ug
- Language: Masaba (Gisu, Kisu, Dadiri, Buya)
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169430 , vital:41749 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0131-03
- Description: This song complains about the modern girl who will not stay at home but uses cosmetics and roams around the country doing no work. The bowl is a wooden platter commonly used for serving food, turned upside down ad beaten with two sticks.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Ali wanyola manwa
- Authors: Musolwa and Gishu men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Gisu (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Mbale f-ug
- Language: Masaba (Gisu, Kisu, Dadiri, Buya)
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169435 , vital:41750 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0131-04
- Description: This song is about a greedy man who eats prodigous amounts of cassava porridge. Wherever he went he always asked for more cassava. The bowl is a wooden platter commonly used for serving food, turned upside down ad beaten with two sticks.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Kate kalume
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa and Soga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bugembe f-ug
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171639 , vital:42103 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-16
- Description: The Soga, like the Ganda people, often keep their cattle indoors at night. The song refers to those who neglect their bulls and oxen by leaving them out in a Kraal where they are bitten by mosiquitoes. Bulls, they say, deserve to be treated as well as the other cattle. Topical song, with 8 Magwala gourd horns side blown, 2 laced conical drums (-14.51201-), 2 pinned, footed goblet drums (-14.51201-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Mulimo omutanda
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa and Soga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bugembe f-ug
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171624 , vital:42101 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-15
- Description: The owner of the house. Tune with Magwala horns, Kigoma, large conical laced drum (-14.2-) and small conical drum.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Akantaiba No. II
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa and Soga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kamodi f-ug
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171566 , vital:42092 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-09
- Description: These two versions of the same flute were recorded by Mulobo Maswa in September 1950 and again in June 1952. He has been the offical flute player to the royal house of the Kyabazinga of the Soga people, ever since he was a young boy. The first version was recorded after midnight under a starlit sky, and in the second version he was accompanied by two old friends on the drum. The audience sitting around him had to join in as well. The tune "Akantaiba" is taken from a song said to be a century or two old which says, "If your wife is rude to you, she loves another. If your servant is rude to you, he wants to leave you." Flute tune with Ndele, end blown, notched and 4 holed flute (14.2-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Bwomera envu
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa and Soga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bugembe f-ug
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171597 , vital:42097 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-12
- Description: 'When your hair turns grey you are getting old." Flute tune, Ndere flute and 2 drums (-14.2-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Waiswa Mugude
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa and Soga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bugembe f-ug
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171650 , vital:42104 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-17
- Description: The song refers to a man called Waiswa Mugude said to be a sorcerer. He cast a spell on his friend who died. He was very sorry and beleived he had caused his friend's death by magic. So after the funeral he went to the grave with his magical animals to dance and appease his friend's spirit lest it should come back to destroy him also. Topical song, with 8 Magwala gourd horns side blown, 2 laced conical drums (-14.22303-), 2 pinned, footed goblet drums (-14.51201-)
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Wakalangala
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa and Soga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bugembe f-ug
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171602 , vital:42099 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-13
- Description: "The insolent person." Flute tune, Ndere flute and 2 drums (-14.2-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Akantaiba No. I
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa and Soga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kamodi f-ug
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171561 , vital:42091 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-08
- Description: These two versions of the same flute were recorded by Mulobo Maswa in September 1950 and again in June 1952. He has been the offical flute player to the royal house of the Kyabazinga of the Soga people, ever since he was a young boy. The first version was recorded after midnight under a starlit sky, and in the second version he was accompanied by two old friends on the drum. The audience sitting around him had to join in as well. The tune "Akantaiba" is taken from a song said to be a century or two old which says, "If your wife is rude to you, she loves another. If your servant is rude to you, he wants to leave you." Flute tune with Ndele, end blown, notched and 4 holed flute (14.2-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Kagherere nensiri
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa and Soga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bugembe f-ug
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171619 , vital:42100 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-14
- Description: "A man who sleeps outside suffers from the mosquitos." Tune with Magwala horns, Kigoma, large conical laced drum (-14.2-) and small conical drum.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Nkende yamuyayu
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bugembe f-ug
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171588 , vital:42096 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-11
- Description: "The waist of the wild cat." During this tune the ols men sitting around began to sing the melody and clap. Flute tune, Ndele flute and 2 drums.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Gotholonga
- Authors: Mulobo Maswa , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bugembe f-ug
- Language: Soga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171579 , vital:42094 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-10
- Description: "You should respect and obey your chief or his messenger. Even though he be small in stature, he is still your chief." Flute tune, Ndele end blown, notched flute.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Bu
- Authors: Muliama Namale and Ganda people , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kampala f-ug
- Language: Ganda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170896 , vital:41980 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0138-06
- Description: In 1949 there was a disturbance in Uganda caused by a group of people known as "Bu". In the singers opinion they should not have been arrested as they caused no damage and carried no weapons. She was at the the coronation of the Kabaka (king) and saw the preliminary ceremonies, she sings. The "Bu" it was suggested was shrot for 'Buganda' and the Ganda people.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Wetiye (Do as you like with yourself)
- Authors: Muliama Namale and Ganda people , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kampala f-ug
- Language: Ganda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170905 , vital:41982 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0138-07
- Description: It appears that the Ganda, like the English, use a great number of euphemisms for the natural human functions. This song might be the equivalent of the famous music hall song "A little bit of what you fancy does you good." The Chief himself, his ladies and the audience thoroughly approved the sentiment expressed by the singer. Topical song, with two conical drums and hand clapping, one drum 34" x 9", one 19" x 15 1/2".
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Abana ba Baganda batabale
- Authors: Muliama Namale and Ganda people , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kampala f-ug
- Language: Ganda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170914 , vital:41983 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0138-08
- Description: The singer praises the Ganda people for winning the last World War aided perhaps by a few friends). Topical song, with two conical drums and hand clapping, one drum 34" x 9", one 19" x 15 1/2".
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952