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Timba (Timba, the Wren)

Timbenge tingaruwa (Let us sing lest we forget)

Timuke nanu oiya

  • Authors: Khwele Kwenda , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Lilongwe f-mw
  • Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/186523 , vital:44508 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR191-11
  • Description: The Sansi was fixed onto the Chigubu resonator by three point suspensions, 2 at the straining bar and 1 at the foot, all secured by bark string. The Njela (s. and pl.) reeds were made from the spokes of an umbrella and the player said that in times past the reeds used to be made of bamboo. "Although I am so quiet, Mother, I still have many troubles because of my poverty." Simple song by a man who earns part of his living by playing and singing as one of his feet is affected by leprosy and he can do no other work. Self delectative song, with Sansi mbira
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Timwepo tabene tabene

Tina gambe Biti Mwenye (Let us talk, Miss Mwenye)

Tindi ! zaone

Tindi! Zaone

  • Authors: Jeke Shoko with Duma men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1949
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Shona (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe Bikita f-rh
  • Language: Shona
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/181434 , vital:43733 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR175-03
  • Description: "Tindi! Come and see the eye on the ground. A certain man buried a drum underneath the path which several wild animals used to take on their way to eat his crops in the fields. As they walked over the place where the drum was buried it made an attractive sound as 'Tindi'. So the animals kept on walking over the spot calling to each other to try it out for themselves. In this way their attention was diverted from the main crops in the field. Three story for a story
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  • Date Issued: 1949

Tingana mukon' wana

  • Authors: Feliciano, Gomez Muntano , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1955-10-08
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Sul do Save f-mz
  • Language: Gitonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/226360 , vital:49325 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT367-J16 , Research no. H1P7
  • Description: Indigenous folk song of lament with singing accompanied by a guitar.
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  • Date Issued: 1955-10-08

Tingana mukon'wana

  • Authors: o Feliciano, Muntano Gomez , Gomez, F , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1955
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Topical song , Guitar , Africa Mozambique Chibuto, Sul do Save f-mz
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132154 , vital:36805 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR004-03 , Field card no. H1P-7
  • Description: "At your home you give a person to the spirit Sikwembo. But at my house we only give a chicken to Sikwembo. Then we kill a second chicken and cook sadza porridge so that the spirit's fowl may come and eat both the sadza and the cooked fowl." The song refers to an argument between a man and wife and the diviner through whom the spirit is approached. One of four topical songs with guitar.
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  • Date Issued: 1955

Tingatole khoswe auziwe kanganda

Tinkancisi (We shall go to the island)

Tisankhe lero

Tisimbi wa sauka

Tisimbi wa sauka

  • Authors: Alfred Phiri , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Macanga f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja/Chewa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/158481 , vital:40196 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR094-02
  • Description: The Bangwe Zither was resonated with a small gourd through which it was pierced. It was plucked in this item. Each string was tuned by means of a small independent wedge. The strings of the Bangwe were of wire, and about 15 inches long. The Bangwe itself being 21 and hald inches long 5 inches broad. Self delectative song with Bangwe resonated Zither.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Title 1. Amacila kuwowa, Title 2. Kwathu ntele

Title 1. Mogobo Title 2. Segata mosabani

  • Authors: Mapulana men and women , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1963
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Pedi (African people) , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Bushbuck Ridge f-sa
  • Language: Pedi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/188011 , vital:44717 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR194-03
  • Description: The change over from Mogobo to Segata mosabani takes place at approximately 2m 19s from the start of the dance. The impression of general jollification, noise making, shouts and whistles is well caught in this recording. The Mapulana clan of the Pedi consider themselves a distinctive group and have occupied the territories below the Drankensburg Mountain, in the vicinity of Bushbuck Ridge for several generations. A few people of Tsonga (Shangaan) orign have settled among them. "Come and dance on the sand. We dance on the sand with praises." Two initiation dances with beaten sticks, Bushbuck horn (-11.01-), Kudu horn (-11.01-), 3 drums (-14.01101-) and whistle
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Title 1. Skekelele Canthemwa, Title 2. Zamuone magege

  • Authors: School children at Mwase Central School , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Kasungu f-mw
  • Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/186547 , vital:44510 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR191-12
  • Description: a. "We are glad to see our Chief, who has come to collect taxes." It is clear the song is sung by the children and not by the tax payers. b. "Come and see the stones." This song usually accompanies a singing game done with stones which are passed on from child to child in the circle. The leader started this song before the first had finished. The style of singing in both these songs originated from the school rather than the villages. Two Walking song
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  • Date Issued: 1950

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