Aku dewile nu wakate pwana dewile
- Authors: Zande men , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1952-08-31
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Cite Indigene f-cg
- Language: Zande
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/222454 , vital:48869 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT322-F118 , Research no. F4V1
- Description: A song for the Zanda round dance for men and women accompanied by kponingbo xylophone , hand bells and banana stalks.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952-08-31
La la la lise
- Authors: Zande elephant drivers called Cornancs , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1952-08-03
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Andudu f-cg
- Language: Zande
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/215163 , vital:48028 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT275-F27 , Research no. MOA NO.7 SIDE1 NO.3
- Description: Local version of an Indian elephant song taught to the Zande elephant drivers by the Indians who taught the Zande how to tame the elephants.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952-08-03
Lalala lise
- Authors: Zande elephant drivers called Cornancs , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1952-08-03
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Rwanda Usumbura f-rw
- Language: Zande
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/215158 , vital:48026 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT275-F27 , Research no. MOA NO.7 SIDE1 NO.3
- Description: Unaccompanied work song for riding and driving tamed elephants.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952-08-03
Lalala lise
- Authors: Zande elephant drivers called Cornancs , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1952-08-03
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Rwanda Usumbura f-rw
- Language: Zande
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/215149 , vital:48027 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT275-F27 , Research no. MOA NO.7 SIDE1 NO.3
- Description: Unaccompanied work song for riding and driving tamed elephants.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952-08-03
Mwemiso movement
- Authors: Zandamela, J , Chopi perfomers , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Musical instruments--Africa , Instrumental music , Africa Mozambique Inharrime f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131715 , vital:36739 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR001-03 , Field card no. H1J-3
- Description: Regulo Mikumbi and his people are considered to be eastern Chopi as their district lies to the east of the Inharrime River. The old chief Mikumbi who died a few years ago was said to be over 120 years old at the time of his death. The leader of this Timbila orchestra was a western Chopi as his name Zandamela would indicate. The recording of this Ngodo was made under difficult conditions, being constantly interrupted by high wind and rain. Six movements from the Ngodo Xylophone Orchestral dance of Regulo Mikumbi with 8 Chilanzane (treble), 1 Debinda (bass) and 3 Gulu (double bass) xylophones and 2 rattles
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
Muchuio movement
- Authors: Zandamela, J , Chopi perfomers , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Musical instruments--Africa , Instrumental music , Africa Mozambique Inharrime f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131735 , vital:36742 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR001-05 , Field card no. H1J-5
- Description: Regulo Mikumbi and his people are considered to be eastern Chopi as their district lies to the east of the Inharrime River. The old chief Mikumbi who died a few years ago was said to be over 120 years old at the time of his death. The leader of this Timbila orchestra was a western Chopi as his name Zandamela would indicate. The recording of this Ngodo was made under difficult conditions, being constantly interrupted by high wind and rain. Six movements from the Ngodo Xylophone Orchestral dance of Regulo Mikumbi with 8 Chilanzane (treble), 1 Debinda (bass) and 3 Gulu (double bass) xylophones and 2 rattles
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
Mzeno movement
- Authors: Zandamela, J , Chopi perfomers , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Musical instruments--Africa , Instrumental music , Africa Mozambique Inharrime f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131727 , vital:36741 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR001-04 , Field card no. H1J-4
- Description: Regulo Mikumbi and his people are considered to be eastern Chopi as their district lies to the east of the Inharrime River. The old chief Mikumbi who died a few years ago was said to be over 120 years old at the time of his death. The leader of this Timbila orchestra was a western Chopi as his name Zandamela would indicate. The recording of this Ngodo was made under difficult conditions, being constantly interrupted by high wind and rain. Six movements from the Ngodo Xylophone Orchestral dance of Regulo Mikumbi with 8 Chilanzane (treble), 1 Debinda (bass) and 3 Gulu (double bass) xylophones and 2 rattles
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
Mabandhla movement
- Authors: Zandamela, J , Chopi perfomers , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Musical instruments--Africa , Instrumental music , Africa Mozambique Inharrime f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131746 , vital:36743 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR001-06 , Field card no. H1J-6
- Description: Regulo Mikumbi and his people are considered to be eastern Chopi as their district lies to the east of the Inharrime River. The old chief Mikumbi who died a few years ago was said to be over 120 years old at the time of his death. The leader of this Timbila orchestra was a western Chopi as his name Zandamela would indicate. The recording of this Ngodo was made under difficult conditions, being constantly interrupted by high wind and rain. One of six movements from the Ngodo Xylophone Orchestral dance of Regulo Mikumbi with 8 Chilanzane (treble), 1 Debinda (bass) and 3 Gulu (double bass) xylophones and 2 rattles.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
Mzeno movement
- Authors: Zandamela, C. , Chopi perfomers , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Musical instruments--Africa , Instrumental music , Africa Mozambique Inharrime f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131819 , vital:36755 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR001-13 , Field card no. H1K-8
- Description: The leader of this orchestra comes from the western region of the principal Chopi district of Zavala, from the village of Zandamela. Cabo Wukwane is one of the herdsmen of the Chief Regulo Mikumbi. Their district includes the wide still waters of the river Inharrime, now no longer navigable, and the large Lake Polela. One of three movements from the Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Cabo Wukwane with 8 xylophones and I rattle
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
Mundindo movement
- Authors: Zandamela, C. , Chopi perfomers , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Musical instruments--Africa , Instrumental music , Africa Mozambique Inharrime f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131828 , vital:36756 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR001-14 , Field card no. H1K-9
- Description: The leader of this orchestra comes from the western region of the principal Chopi district of Zavala, from the village of Zandamela. Cabo Wukwane is one of the herdsmen of the Chief Regulo Mikumbi. Their district includes the wide still waters of the river Inharrime, now no longer navigable, and the large Lake Polela. One three movements from the Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Cabo Wukwane with 8 xylophones and I rattle.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
Ngeniso movement
- Authors: Zandamela, C , Chopi perfomers , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Musical instruments--Africa , Instrumental music , Africa Mozambique Inharrime f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131804 , vital:36751 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR001-12 , Field card no. H1K-7
- Description: The leader of this orchestra comes from the western region of the principal Chopi district of Zavala, from the village of Zandamela. Cabo Wukwane is one of the herdsmen of the Chief Regulo Mikumbi. Their district includes the wide still waters of the river Inharrime, now no longer navigable, and the large Lake Polela. Movement from the Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Cabo Wukwane with 8 xylophones and I rattle
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
Vumelane
- Authors: Zamane, Laici , Tswa men , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949-06-13
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Homoine District, Inhambane Province f-rh
- Language: Tswa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/202288 , vital:46493 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT-029 , Research no. CW3
- Description: Indigenous folk song with singing, background cries, stomping and shakers, accompanied by whistling and an unspecified aerophone.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949-06-13
Walowela mawa
- Authors: Zakaliya Kachali , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Mukotsama f-mw
- Language: Tumbuka
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185335 , vital:44366 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR189-10
- Description: The singer presents an imaginary conversation between himself and his wife. He began to break into Chewa at the end of his song instead of Tumbuka. This was most amusing of the crowd, "My wife is drunk. She is always drunk." "My husband always complains about my cooking." "How are you today?" Humorous song with Bango board Zither
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Were
- Authors: Zaka Shawa , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Shona (African people) , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Zimbabwe , Africa Zimbabwe Zaka f-rh
- Language: Shona
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/180372 , vital:43357 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR173-05
- Description: The Songano Souls (Mashawi) are the guardians of the parental instinct in both men and women. They are said to be the most important of all the souls. They represent the affection for children on the part of both parents. The traditional instrument with which to honour the Masongano souls in this part of panpipes of which there are very few left. The player, a very old man holds the panpipes in one hand and a gourd rattle in the other. This brief recording of less than half a minute's duration may be one of the best echoes of a faith which believed in the virtue of the sound of the panpipes as a devotional exercise. Tune for the Songano Mashawi with Mikwati Wenyere (Pan pipes) and Hosho (rattke).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Chikurupini
- Authors: Yuso David and Edward Haifela , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1965
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Kuanyama (African people) , Ovambo (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Namibia Ovamboland f-sx
- Language: Kwanyama
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/195519 , vital:45574 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR215-11
- Description: Riddles
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1965
Naku enda na Uganda
- Authors: Yuda, Avuya , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949-07-07
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo Elizabethville, Lubumbashi f-cg
- Language: Lingala
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/203238 , vital:46632 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT-035 , Research no. UNKNOWN
- Description: Lament song about poverty accompanied by the Likembe Mbira 10 note.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949-07-07
Naku enda na Uganda
- Authors: Yuda, Avuwa , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949-07-07
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo Elizabethville, Lubumbashi f-cg
- Language: Gwara
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/203089 , vital:46610 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT-035 , Research no. C2U11a
- Description: Lament about poverty accompanied by mbira.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949-07-07
Alubi biloko bitundi namusoto
- Authors: Yuda, Avuwa , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949-07-07
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo Elizabethville, Lubumbashi f-cg
- Language: Gwara
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/203098 , vital:46611 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT-035 , Research no. C2U11b
- Description: Lament about poverty accompanied by mbira.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949-07-07
Mafano dale mafano mama
- Authors: Yuba, Simon , Men of 2nd Battalion KAR , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949-09-11
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Boma f-mw
- Language: Nyanja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/212791 , vital:47764 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT202-D115 , Research no. C5I1
- Description: Unaccompanied soldiers marching song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949-09-11
Wolala (Wolala, why! Wolala, I am leaving)
- Authors: Young Xhosa men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music , Africa South Africa Kentani f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150770 , vital:39004 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR061-04
- Description: Wolala is a man's name. There are few if any words in the lyric. This was sung by a group of young people, the girls and boys rather younger than the first group and not so gaily dressed. The girls clap their hands and stamp one foot alternately swinging rhythmically forward and backward. Mtshotsho dance for young men and women with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957