Tulenwo bwalwa we mwana tule (We drink beer, child, until morning)
- Authors: Shewess Mwali and group of Bemba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Zambia , Field recordings , Folk songs, Bemba , Bemba (African people) , Africa Zambia Mufulira mine f-za
- Language: Bemba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151770 , vital:39169 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR065-12
- Description: The burden of the song is that there is trouble between the singer and his wife caused by the wife's mother; although it was explained the married couple did in fact love each other very much. "The mist does not rise without cause", they sing, presumably the mist which has obsecured their martial peace. Song on marital trouble.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Liwangu wangu weyanga (A married woman who does not respect her parent-in-law)
- Authors: Group of 12 Lozi men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Lozi (African people) , Music--Zambia , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mangu f-za
- Language: Lozi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139805 , vital:37786 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR051-09
- Description: "Liwangu wangu weyaya, liwangu wangu musali yasina likule ku musa alukelwi kunyalwa. Musali yasina likute kwa bashemi ba muna alikelwi kunyalwa." "A married woman who does not repsect her husband's parents is not fit to married.". Morality song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Ngoma (2)
- Authors: Group of Tonga men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138819 , vital:37675 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR045-06
- Description: The tuning of the horns seems to be entirely hapharzard and is controlled by the fortuitous length and shape of the horns employed. The smaller boys played the shorter horns and the larger boys the longer horns. The bass horns needing more breath to blow them. This is a very wild kind of dance, with everyone dancing madly in a mob. The step is a short staccato, jigging step to and fro, very simple. Noise seems to be the main object and the dust thrown up by their feet in the alluvial soil of the river valley almost obscured the tight knot of dancers. The celeste caused by the treble pipes in deafening to an observer, but too high pitched to record. The names of the 7 drums from smal to large were:- 1) Gogogo, 2) Kingaridi, 3) Chamutanda, 4) Muntunda, 5) Mujinji, 6) Pininga, 7) Pati. The first four are played with sticks and the three others with hands. They are all the same basic shape being an almost square cut rectangular cylinder for a body and a hollow pipe of wood without foot for a base. They are all sung across the shoulder or held between the thighs for playing. Ngoma dance with Nyele end-blown antelope horn and set of Ngoma drum.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Ukuteka imbwa mano (To keep a dog)
- Authors: Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali and 2 friends , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Ushi (African people) , Music--Zambia , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Fort Roseberry f-za
- Language: Aushi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/140058 , vital:37828 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR053-03
- Description: This song is based on an old traditional song teaching good behaviour. "To keep a dog one must be wise-if you take a stick it will run away. In the same way we must be tactful with our wives. If we use force, we shall fail to control them. A bad wife is not neccessarily the one who talks too much, and a good wife is not neccessarily one who talks less. By all means, let us see what we see, but we should not give our ears to everything we hear." The singer adds: "I heard this song from the Lala." The whole song is performed in a kind of recitative with call and answer. Morality song with guitar and bottle.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Nsanguke Pungwa Maiswetu Nsanguke (I can change myself into a hawk)
- Authors: Shewess Mwali and group of Bemba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Zambia , Field recordings , Folk songs, Bemba , Bemba (African people) , Africa Zambia Mufulira mine f-za
- Language: Bemba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151761 , vital:39168 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR065-11
- Description: "I can change myself into a hawk and watch all the people from above." The singers could not explain the background of this song. Emotional song with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Nabutema fulida mvlito (Widow, blow up the fire)
- Authors: Tonga woman , Anrosi Kaniamba
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137990 , vital:37581 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-02
- Description: This is the only bow of its kind I have seen with a mirliton of spider's nest on the top of the resonating gourd. The song is supposed to be sung by a man who is visiting a woman in her hut and says "Below the fire so that I can see your face." Played with a stout section of grass. Love song with Kalumbo one-stringed, braced, gourd resonated bow, with mirliton.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Me-me! Warira mpongo, warira mperera (Me-me, the goat is crying for the last piece of green food)
- Authors: Pansi Mwetwa and group of Tonga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138306 , vital:37621 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR042-18
- Description: During the dry season and particulary before the summer rains begin in October to December, green food is scarce in the valley, and the domestic animals yearn for it, especially the goats. The entertainer no doubt likens himself to the goat straining for the tastely green food. Mendicant's song with sounds of stick in the background.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Kuzumana makua (Do not agree with Europeans)
- Authors: Chakobola Sheni , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139077 , vital:37702 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR046-13
- Description: The singer had his noise pierced (the tip of the septum), which until recently was a common practice among Tonga. Self-delectative song with Kalumbo bow vertical, braced and gourd resonated.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Muzolange nobakotata (You come and see me)
- Authors: Siambelele Nyama , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138108 , vital:37594 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-15
- Description: The singer says to his father's relations: "You must come and see me and find out what difficulties I am in. I am suffering like a dog, can't come and assist me. If I am really your son, you should help me." Scale of the instrument: 656, 584, 528, 472, 432, 396, 356, 328, 292, 264 vps. Personal lament with fan-shaped Kankowela mira, with external resonator.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Sheme yasenzana wa mai-we
- Authors: 2 Tonga women and 2 young girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138216 , vital:37610 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR042-09
- Description: The song was done by small girls of about 12 years old. One did the singing, the other the 'shushing'. Pounding song with sound of pestle and mortar.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Nguruwe (The pig)
- Authors: Group of Tonga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138433 , vital:37636 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR043-08
- Description: Throughout Africa drinking songs are often the most gay and light-heated of all local songs and this is no exception. Mayanza drinking song with 1 Gavanda drum, conical, single, open, pegged and 3 sticks tapped on the side of the drum.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Pindo yaka iwile (My whistle has dropped)
- Authors: D. Mwanambuyu , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Lozi (African people) , Music--Zambia , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mangu f-za
- Language: Lozi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139814 , vital:37787 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR051-10
- Description: "I have dropped my whistle. I must run back, for otherwise somebody will pick it up." The tuning as follows:- 472, 440, 396, 356, 320, 296, 260, 236, 220, 198, 178, 148, 118 v.p.s. Self-delactative song with Kangombio fan-shaped mbira with external resonator and mirliton.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957