Nombindlela (A roadmaker)
- Authors: Group of Gcaleka women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music , Africa South Africa Willowvale f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151246 , vital:39043 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR063-12
- Description: The "raodmaker" refers to a man labouring on the local roads. During this song the 16 months old child on the back of one of the singers was clapping its small hands in time to the rhythms of the song which shows how soon small Africans begin to pick up their African music. Women's dance, with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Bam! Mfana kabanina undenzenzima (Bam! Whose son has made me pregnant)
- Authors: Group of Gcaleka women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music , Africa South Africa Willowvale f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151237 , vital:39042 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR063-11
- Description: This song, sung without a trace of shyness, rather indicated a social state of affairs which was an accepted fact. It was not possible to obtain the true history behind the words and quite likely they contain an allusion of some local romance rather than to a local tragedy. Women's dance, with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Umdudo (Name)
- Authors: Group of Gcaleka women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music , Africa South Africa Idutywa f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150940 , vital:39019 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR062-02
- Description: This song was sung on a bright sunny afternoon by 20 Gcaleka women all dressed in their ochre coloured blankets or shawls, sitting on the ground near the cattle kraal. The great open downs of the Transkei rolling away on every side to the mountains in the West and blue Indian ocean to the east. Circumcision song for the Abakweta dance with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Mdlankomo (Name)
- Authors: Group of Gcaleka women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music , Africa South Africa Idutywa f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150921 , vital:39017 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR062-01
- Description: This particular group was very simple. The reaction to hearing the loudspeaker was immediately to join in, and it appeared to take them some little time to realize that they were in fact hearing themselves, and not just listening to some other Gcaleka singing. Circumcision song for the Abakweta dance with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Intsizwa zombango bekinduka pantsi (Quarrelling youths, put down your sticks)
- Authors: Group of Mpondo men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music , Africa South Africa Tabankulu f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150841 , vital:39011 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR061-10
- Description: The group started off during the rehasal by singing: "We won't be beaten by women." This was received by much raillery and laughter on the part of the women. Umhogo old fighting song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Nontyolo
- Authors: Group of young boys , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave , Jacobs, Vic , Kruger, Diane
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Lumko f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294875 , vital:57264 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD090-05
- Description: Group of young people perform traditional Umtshotsho dance song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Umzabalazo
- Authors: Group of young boys , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave , Jacobs, Vic , Kruger, Diane
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Lumko f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294907 , vital:57267 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD090-07
- Description: Group of young people perform traditional Umtshotsho dance song with clapping accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Siphum eCanele
- Authors: Group of young boys , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave , Jacobs, Vic , Kruger, Diane
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Lumko f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294902 , vital:57266 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD090-06
- Description: Group of young people perform traditional Umtshotsho dance song with iKatari bow accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Soze Umbone odlalisa ngam
- Authors: Group of young boys and girls , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Lumko f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294967 , vital:57274 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD090-12
- Description: Group of young people perform traditional Umtshotsho dance song with clapping accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Lisegoli ithemba lam
- Authors: Group of young boys and girls , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Lumko f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294938 , vital:57271 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD090-10
- Description: Group of young people perform traditional Umtshotsho dance song with clapping accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Inkuntse
- Authors: Group of young boys and girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music , Africa South Africa Idutywa f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151065 , vital:39026 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR063-01
- Description: Whilst the beer was being passed round the group of older men and women, the young folk volunteered a song - after it started the women also joined in. Mtshosho dance for young people, with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Andimboni
- Authors: Group of young boys and girls , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Lumko f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294929 , vital:57269 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD090-09
- Description: Group of young people perform traditional Umtshotsho dance song with clapping accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Umzabalazo
- Authors: Group of young boys and girls , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Lumko f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294912 , vital:57268 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD090-08
- Description: Group of young people perform traditional Umtshotsho dance song with clapping accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Umzabalazo
- Authors: Group of young boys and girls , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Lumko f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294976 , vital:57275 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD090-13
- Description: Group of young people perform traditional Umtshotsho dance song with clapping accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Who! Yinzamtsi
- Authors: Group of young boys and girls , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Lumko f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294981 , vital:57276 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD090-14
- Description: Group of young people perform traditional Umtshotsho dance song with clapping accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Nontyolo
- Authors: Group of young boys and girls , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Lumko f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294943 , vital:57272 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD090-11
- Description: Group of young people perform traditional Umtshotsho dance song with clapping accompaniment.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Umtsha wam' uyayizulisa ingqondoyam (My lover sends me out of my mind)
- Authors: Group of young Mpondo married woman , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music , Africa South Africa Tabankulu f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150817 , vital:39009 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR061-08
- Description: This group of young women wore pale blue and white blankets. There was only one married woman's bead heading but the rest wore either black cloths or pale blue towels, swathed or placed on the head like crowns, in place of the headring. Many had beautiful and diginified faces. One wore her snuff spoon in her crown. Love song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Ithaca litwele ibaketi (A Baca is carrying a bucket)
- Authors: Group of young Mpondo men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music , Africa South Africa Tabankulu f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150861 , vital:39013 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR061-12
- Description: The singers sang this crouching down on the ground. Song sung for the Indlamu dance, with clapping of sticks.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
New Kyrie II
- Authors: Gugulethu Choir , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Gugulethu f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/293478 , vital:57089 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DD088-06
- Description: Hymn performed at Easter celebration in Gugulethu, accompanied by Marimbas.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1985
Gloria
- Authors: Gugulethu Church Choir , Tyamzashe , Dargie, Dave
- Date: 1979
- Subjects: Folk music , Church music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Cape Town f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/292426 , vital:56978 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DDC003a-01
- Description: New African Church Hymn
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1979