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"Bwalwa bwa chiwowo." (Beer not drunk in peace.)

- Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1957
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Ambo (Zambia) , Africa Zambia Serenje f-za
Language: Lala
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134313 , vital:37120 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0019-04
Description: "This beer is for the people, the Kaonde, the Lamba and the Nsenga." The people who use magic are worrying me at my house. I must go to the diviner to find out who it is. Why are you standing there at the door? Come in and do not stay outside."
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Date Issued: 1957

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A la la mama

- Madonsela, Mpunyuka, Composer unknown, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Madonsela, Mpunyuka , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1958-04-01
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Eswatini Bremersdorp f-sq
Language: Swati
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/249915 , vital:51883 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT571-M23 , Research no. M2H3
Description: A topical song about women accompanied by concertina.
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Date Issued: 1958-04-01

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Abafana

- Reitz Bantu Choir, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Reitz Bantu Choir , Performer not specified , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1949
Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Kwazulu Natal f-sa
Language: Zulu
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/344190 , vital:63100 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP3906-1618
Description: Indigenous music
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1949

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Ah la la Mama

- Mpunyuka Madonsela, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Mpunyuka Madonsela , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1958
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk songs, Swazi , Folk music , Africa Eswatini Bremersdorp District f-sq
Language: Swati
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/152686 , vital:39331 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR071-09
Description: "No woman is any better than any other woman. The only difference is whether you love them or not." This piece of homely philosophy no doubt reflects far more than a merely personal opinion. Topical song with concertina.
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1958

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Alego

- Muruka Ndai Fula, Luo men, Folk, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Muruka Ndai Fula , Luo men , Folk , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya City not specified f-ke
Language: Dho Luo
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/298858 , vital:57750 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP2048-XYZ5460
Description: Indigenous music
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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Alego

- Muruku Ndai Fula, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Muruku Ndai Fula , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1950
Subjects: Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) , Folk music--Kenya , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Siaya f-ke
Language: Luo
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/177889 , vital:42886 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR166-14
Description: Alego is the fertile province of north Nyanza whose grain feeds the rest of the country. They praise Daudi Ogode the chief of the district. Wend Kong drinking song, with Gara leg bells.
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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Alego

- Muruka Ndai Fula, not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Muruka Ndai Fula , not specified , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1952-09-08
Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Kisumu f-ke
Language: Luo
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/229207 , vital:49647 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR2219 , XYZ5460
Description: Wend Kong drinking song for men and women
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Date Issued: 1952-09-08

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Alego, tat yien matingo tek

- Muruka Ndai Fula, not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Muruka Ndai Fula , not specified , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1950-09-08
Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Kisumu f-ke
Language: Luo
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/229225 , vital:49649 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR2227 , XYZ5462
Description: Patriotic song with Gara leg bells and stamping
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950-09-08

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Alego, tat yien matingo tek

- Muruka Ndar Fula, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Muruka Ndar Fula , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya City not specified f-ke
Language: Dho Luo
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/298512 , vital:57711 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP2027-XYZ5462
Description: Indigenous music
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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Alleluia

- Guguletu St Gabriel's Church Congregation, Composer not specified, Dargie, Dave

Authors: Guguletu St Gabriel's Church Congregation , Composer not specified , Dargie, Dave
Date: 1985
Subjects: Folk music , Sacred music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Cape Town sa
Language: isiXhosa
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/417394 , vital:71449 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Dave Dargie Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , DDC151a-11
Description: Catholic mass hymn, accompanied by the drum.
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1985

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Angi bamba seliyashona

- Dundee Wandering Singers, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Dundee Wandering Singers , Performer not specified , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1960
Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Johannesburg f-sa
Language: Zulu
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/344062 , vital:63082 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP3893-XYZ1756
Description: Indigenous music
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1960

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Angoni sonu

- Mwale, Maluba, Tongo men, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Mwale, Maluba , Tongo men , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi City not specified f-mw
Language: Tonga
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/314284 , vital:59583 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP2692-XYZ6196
Description: Indigenous music
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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Angoni sonu

- Maluba Mwale, Tonga men, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Maluba Mwale , Tonga men , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Songs, Tonga (Nyasa) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Chiundasi f-mw
Language: Tumbuka
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/184662 , vital:44246 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR186-11
Description: The singer humorously demonstrates how the Ngoni distort his Tonga words with their foreugn dialect. A most interesting and humorous song with real observation of another dialect. African peasnts are frequently amused by dialect other than their own. Humorous song with Karigo one stringed lute
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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Angoni sonu

- Maluba Mwale and Tonga men, performer not specified, Maluba Mwale, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Maluba Mwale and Tonga men , performer not specified , Maluba Mwale , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi city not specified f-mw
Language: Tonga
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/381324 , vital:67551 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , ACO571-D2E20
Description: Indigenous music
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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Ani siboni nimakuba (My great friend)

- Iron Khoma, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Iron Khoma , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1957
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Tonga (Nyasa) , Songs, Tumbuka , Malawi , Africa Malawi Chinteche f-mw
Language: Luvale/Chokwe
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137303 , vital:37508 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0037-02
Description: "Marry me, my dear friend. At our home is Nyasaland, the sand is white as cement. If you go to Lusaka you will find there Aleck Nkhata, the Tonga who comes from Nyasaland, of the same line as myself. Self-delectative nostalgic song with Bangwe board zither with 7 strings, lowest not used.
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1957

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Arap Kapero

- Kipkeino Arap Rop, performer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Kipkeino Arap Rop , performer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya city not specified f-ke
Language: Nandi
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/395446 , vital:69084 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , ACO904-D6F12
Description: Indigenous music
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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Arap Kapero

- Kipkeino Arap Rop, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Kipkeino Arap Rop , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1950
Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya City not specified f-ke
Language: Nandi
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/298782 , vital:57742 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP2040-XYZ5475
Description: Indigenous music
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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Arap Kapero

- Kipkeino Arap Rop, Not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Kipkeino Arap Rop , Not specified , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1950-09-09
Subjects: Popular music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya not specified f-ke
Language: Nandi
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/227330 , vital:49435 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , CR2087 , XYZ5475
Description: Topical song with Kibukandet Lyre
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950-09-09

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Arap Kapero

- Kipkeino Arap Rop, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Kipkeino Arap Rop , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1950
Subjects: Mijikenda (African people) , Nandi (African people) , Folk music--Kenya , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Kapsabet f-ke
Language: Nandi
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/176863 , vital:42766 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR164-05
Description: One day a friend called on Arap Kapero unexpectedly. He sang "Had I a shilling I would have bought flour to make bread for you." The accompaniment of this song is interesting for the extra half bar just prior to the start of each verse. Topical song, with Kipukandet 6 string bowl lyre.
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1950

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Atshakongwe wamwe muno kuwala kwavo

- Nyasa men, Composer unknown, Tracey, Hugh

Authors: Nyasa men , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
Date: 1958-04-02
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Likoma f-mw
Language: Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/250236 , vital:51950 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT575-M27 , Research no. M2I6
Description: A party dance song accompanied by a double headed drum, concertina and bottle.
Full Text: false
Date Issued: 1958-04-02

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