Pamukadzi wo munu takataka
- Authors: Pineas Hungwe , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154373 , vital:39654 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR081-13
- Description: In this song the singer explains, is about men who spend their time with other men's wives. Why do you do so? he sings. It is because she makes good tea, because she cooks well, because she laughs with me. "You get out or I will hit you." Topical song with guitar.
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- Date Issued: 1958
Handina mwana (I have no child)
- Authors: Pineas Hungwe , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154355 , vital:39651 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR081-11
- Description: I have no child. But if you want to see a jackal go along the river bank and you will find a jackal there. Jackal, what killed my child? Jackal, will you be my child? The singer is blind and as with so many blind musicians he lets his fancy roam into poetry. Who and what the jackal might represent can only be conjecture. The lack of a child is a continual source of lamentation among many Africans. Lament with Chizambi musical bow.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Ndozofa (I shall die)
- Authors: Pineas Hungwe , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154346 , vital:39650 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR081-10
- Description: I shall die here in the wilds far from my father and mother, or any of my family. Lament with Chizambi musical bow.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Ndorowe ngoma (I play music)
- Authors: Pineas Hungwe , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154364 , vital:39652 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR081-12
- Description: The player is blind. He sings about the places he has visited and everywhere he found it difficult to live Salisbury, Shabani, Gwelo and Fort Victoria. He describes himself as a guitarist, "a fellow wire." Topical song with guitar.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Rungano rgwe rombe (The story of the minstrel)
- Authors: Robin Magiriri , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Takawarasha, Chibi District, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154658 , vital:39760 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR082-19
- Description: The story teller is a nephew of the chief Takawarasha. One day when a hungry minstrel waswalking through the country he found a woman spreading her mealie meal in the sun and asked her for some of it. She said "I cannot do so or I will be beaten tonight", "Who will beat you?" he asked. She said "My mother", So he sang what had happened so that she would be persuaded to change her mind and give him some.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Rungano rgwe mwana we imbgwa (The story of the child of the dog)
- Authors: Rufashas and friend , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Takawarasha, Chibi District, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154567 , vital:39748 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR082-09
- Description: Once upon a time there was a Chief who had a dog that was about to have some puppies. But instead of puppies it bore a child, a girl. He was very disobedient and insisted upon finding and eating bones. Now when she was fully grown, she was about to marry a chief's son. On the day she was going to marry there was a big party. People were warned not to throw the bones on the floor because people might walk on them. But in fact the chief was afraid his daughter would pick them up and revert into being a dog. But the people did not pay attention. Then the girl began to pick up the bones and they all called out "child of a dog, child of a dog". So you see, there is nothing you can hide in the long run. Story.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Rungano rgwe nerera (Story of the orphan girl in the cave)
- Authors: Rufashas and friend , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Takawarasha, Chibi District, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154577 , vital:39750 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR082-10
- Description: A variation of a story collected at Gutu and eleswhere. It tells of a girl who was locked in a cave and whose brother brought her food every day. He used to sing a special song by which she recognised him and opened the door. But a hyena had been hiding nearby and observed all this. And one day he impersonated the brother and sang his song. The girl opened the door and the hyena ate her up. Stroy with song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Kuna mai wangu (Ay my mother's place)
- Authors: Shengwe Mashowa , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Kariba, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154337 , vital:39649 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR081-09
- Description: Note the interesting change of the rhythm and the reversion to the original one used at the beginning of the song. This Ndau instrument has only two manuals, though most Mbira of this kind have three. Self delectative song with Mbira dza waNdau.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Mbiriviri
- Authors: Simon Mashoko , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1965
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Folk songs, Shona , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/195202 , vital:45539 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR211-05
- Description: Song for midzimu ritual.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1965
Biza rashe
- Authors: Simon Mashoko , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1965
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Folk songs, Shona , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/195207 , vital:45540 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR211-06
- Description: Humorous song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1965
Ndoita wejongwe
- Authors: Simon Mashoko , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1965
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Folk songs, Shona , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/195220 , vital:45541 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR211-07
- Description: Love song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1965
Shangara pa chikaranga
- Authors: Stephen R. Gumbo , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154132 , vital:39612 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR080-03
- Description: The player has taken a Nyasa instrument instead of the local Njari. He explained he found the smaller instrument easier to play inspite of the fact that it had only half the number of notes. He claimed he had tuned it the same as the Njari but in point of fact his scale was one note short appearing to be hexatonic whereas his tribe is known to be heptatonic. The missing note is clearly situated between 212 and 260 vs and might have been approximately 234 to 238 vibrations per second. Humorous song with Mbira.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Kare-Kare Maporisa (A policeman's journey)
- Authors: Stephen R. Gumbo , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154141 , vital:39613 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR080-04
- Description: Stephen Gumbo comes from the Zaka district. His description concerned two policemen who go on a tour. The English policemen goes ahead on his horse leaving his Karanga policemen far behind plodding along on his biscyle and trying to catch up. Eventually he gets to a village, has a frustrating conversation with a small girl, arrests a man for having no dog tax and takes him to the magistrate. Each action is accompanied with the approriate tune on the mbira. The house, the biscyle and the foot weary each having their own melody. Humorous story with Mbira.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Musikana ne Jaya (Girl and Boy)
- Authors: Stephen R. Gumbo , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154150 , vital:39614 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR080-05
- Description: A lad is proposing to a girl, bhut she says, "You are to late, I am going to marry someone else." But he goes on pressing his suit. She says, "You must pay lobola if you want me, you must give six cows." At the end she says, "You must swear then, if you want me." Humorous song with Mbira.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Wano Gambire nyama we Jarusarima (They fry meat in Jersusalem)
- Authors: Stephen R. Gumbo , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154123 , vital:39611 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR080-02
- Description: The player has taken a Nyasa instrument instead of the local Njari. He explained he found the smaller instrument easier to play inspite of the fact that it had only half the number of notes. He claimed he had tuned it the same as the Njari but in point of fact his scale was one note short appearing to be hexatonic whereas his tribe is known to be heptatonic. The missing note is clearly situated between 212 and 260 vs and might have been approximately 234 to 238 vibrations per second. Humorous song with Mbira.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Ndudzi nendudzi
- Authors: Stephen R. Gumbo , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154211 , vital:39621 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR080-08
- Description: A certain Nyasa went to see his his Karanga parents-in-law and they all began drinking. Owing to difficulties which arose over the mispronounciation of certain words, he decided to distract them by saying he knew od a piece where there was even better beer. His mother-in-law then said she would accompany him there. Much later on when they had both drunk a great deal they both left the mother-in-law saying, "Don't leave me behind or I shall be murdered by 'tsotsis' (fuffians) and when my dead body is found, you will be accused of killing me." Humorous song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Muboriki wa manomano (Faulty translation)
- Authors: Stephen R. Gumbo and J. G. Zimivara , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154114 , vital:39610 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR080-01
- Description: The man who speaks only Karanga is not expected to understand English and when the teacher speaks to him in English, he only hears equivalent Shona sounds. Humorous sketch.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Ngoma yababa kutamba nayo (Father's music for dancing with the spirits)
- Authors: Stephen Runeso Gumbo , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154256 , vital:39640 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR081-01
- Description: The skit starts with a Mashawi song for calling the 'Midzimu' (an incorrect kind of song) then says, "No, thats no use, I would better try a christian hymn." He tries and successively discards several chritian hymns of several denominations. The implication of the skit is that you cannot call up the ancestral spirits with foreign rites. Humorous song with Kalimba (mbira).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Ye chikoro (Of the school)
- Authors: Stephen Runeso Gumbo , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154265 , vital:39641 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR081-02
- Description: A tune after the style of the 'Makolwa' (converts to christianity) with all the simplicity of melody, lack od sublety and false (iambic) accent. It is a clever skit on the style of performance introduced by the readers into most African schools. Humorous song with Kalimba (mbira).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Kurarwe (The railway)
- Authors: Stephen Runeso Gumbo , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Shona, Karanga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154283 , vital:39643 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR081-04
- Description: The performer calls out to the people who are supposed to be travelling on the various 'specials' either trains or buses announcing the different stations and destinations. Fort Victoria to Salisbury, Fort Victoria to Johannesburg or Bulawayo to Salisbury and so on. Stephen Gumbo himself works on the Southern Rhodesian railways. Humorous song with Kalimba (mbira).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958