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Hugh Tracey memorial service
- Two Bemba men singers, Tracey, Andrew T N
- Authors: Two Bemba men singers , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1977
- Subjects: Tracey, Hugh , Memorial service , Memorial music , Vocal duets , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Bemba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/112802 , vital:33659
- Description: Playing an unaccompanied duet performance recording in Bemba in memory of Hugh Tracey
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Two Bemba men singers , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1977
- Subjects: Tracey, Hugh , Memorial service , Memorial music , Vocal duets , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Bemba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/112802 , vital:33659
- Description: Playing an unaccompanied duet performance recording in Bemba in memory of Hugh Tracey
- Full Text: false
Mukwa mbumba
- Lukwenya Simon and Lulua men, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Lukwenya Simon and Lulua men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people)--Music , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language
- Language: Luba/Lulua
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137002 , vital:37477
- Description: Remarks of a woman sitting beside the singer are interpolated towards the end of the song. Topical song with 2 chisanzhi mbira with ululations.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Lukwenya Simon and Lulua men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people)--Music , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language
- Language: Luba/Lulua
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137002 , vital:37477
- Description: Remarks of a woman sitting beside the singer are interpolated towards the end of the song. Topical song with 2 chisanzhi mbira with ululations.
- Full Text: false
Ngo, Ngo (Knock, knock, it is 7 o'clock)
- Young girls and boys of Durban location, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Young girls and boys of Durban location , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people)
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/149422 , vital:38850
- Description: Roaring or Mbayizelo dance song, with clapping, stamping and roaring
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Young girls and boys of Durban location , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people)
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/149422 , vital:38850
- Description: Roaring or Mbayizelo dance song, with clapping, stamping and roaring
- Full Text: false
Sweet sixteens
- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa (African people) -- Music , Folk music -- South Africa , Topical songs , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/100163 , vital:31796
- Description: Instrumental music
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa (African people) -- Music , Folk music -- South Africa , Topical songs , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/100163 , vital:31796
- Description: Instrumental music
- Full Text: false
Kontae iya konta (Kontae)
- Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali and 2 friends, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali and 2 friends , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Ruund (African people) , Ushi (African people) , Congo (Democratic Republic) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Language: Aushi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139976 , vital:37819
- Description: Admirers came up and put money in the player's guitar whilst he played. "One who has not yet married has one more hill to climb." "All young people should get married-is the advice of an old person to the young. Topical song with guitar, bottle and clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali and 2 friends , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Ruund (African people) , Ushi (African people) , Congo (Democratic Republic) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Language: Aushi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139976 , vital:37819
- Description: Admirers came up and put money in the player's guitar whilst he played. "One who has not yet married has one more hill to climb." "All young people should get married-is the advice of an old person to the young. Topical song with guitar, bottle and clapping.
- Full Text: false
Mbainaka (Farewell-I am going)
- Alexis Chovu and group of 12 Bena Shimba women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Alexis Chovu and group of 12 Bena Shimba women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Northern Lunda (African people) , Folk music , Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139201 , vital:37715
- Description: The song is that of a man wo quits his village with no hope of ever seeing again. It may also - it appears - express the feelings of a woman whose husband has sent her away. Lament with 3 singing gourds (Chipuri), 1 basket rattle (-12.54-), 1 bottle (-12.17-) and hand clapping (-12.03-).
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Alexis Chovu and group of 12 Bena Shimba women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Northern Lunda (African people) , Folk music , Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139201 , vital:37715
- Description: The song is that of a man wo quits his village with no hope of ever seeing again. It may also - it appears - express the feelings of a woman whose husband has sent her away. Lament with 3 singing gourds (Chipuri), 1 basket rattle (-12.54-), 1 bottle (-12.17-) and hand clapping (-12.03-).
- Full Text: false
Muzimu wandiyanda moyo (The love of my heart)
- Tonga woman, Jerevani Siakuteka and friends
- Authors: Tonga woman , Jerevani Siakuteka and friends
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137999 , vital:37582
- Description: "I was sad because the love of my heart had gone away. So I sat for a whole day saying: "Who shall I talk to?" So my father said: "My dear son, what can we do?" And the Chief said: "You'll just have to walk all day to get her - don't think of lions or anything else." Tuning of the instrument as follows:- 384, 352, 316, 288, 256, 232, 208, 192 vps. Man's love song with Deza mbira, with board and external resonator, with shell buzzers.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Tonga woman , Jerevani Siakuteka and friends
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137999 , vital:37582
- Description: "I was sad because the love of my heart had gone away. So I sat for a whole day saying: "Who shall I talk to?" So my father said: "My dear son, what can we do?" And the Chief said: "You'll just have to walk all day to get her - don't think of lions or anything else." Tuning of the instrument as follows:- 384, 352, 316, 288, 256, 232, 208, 192 vps. Man's love song with Deza mbira, with board and external resonator, with shell buzzers.
- Full Text: false
Mtsitso I 1986
- Alberto Mange and Venancio Mbande's Timbila orchestra, Tracey, Andrew T N
- Authors: Alberto Mange and Venancio Mbande's Timbila orchestra , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1986
- Subjects: Chopi (African people) -- Music , Folk music -- South Africa , Xylophone (Musical instruments) , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/98631 , vital:31604
- Description: Traditional dance song played by Alberto Mange with Timbila xylophone accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Alberto Mange and Venancio Mbande's Timbila orchestra , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1986
- Subjects: Chopi (African people) -- Music , Folk music -- South Africa , Xylophone (Musical instruments) , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/98631 , vital:31604
- Description: Traditional dance song played by Alberto Mange with Timbila xylophone accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Zintombi zamachona
- Joseph Makuya, Tracey, Andrew T N
- Authors: Joseph Makuya , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Venda (African people) -- South Africa , Folk music--Africa , Mbila , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/93169 , vital:30847
- Description: Traditional song accompanied by mbila dzamadeza.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Joseph Makuya , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Venda (African people) -- South Africa , Folk music--Africa , Mbila , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/93169 , vital:30847
- Description: Traditional song accompanied by mbila dzamadeza.
- Full Text: false
Msitso wombidi second orchestral introduction (Ngodo Of Regulo Banguza)
- Chopi performers (Performers), Komukomu (Composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Chopi performers (Performers) , Komukomu (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Musical instruments--Africa , Instrumental music
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131847 , vital:36762
- Description: Complete Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Regulo Banguza, with 15 xylophones and 1 Rattle
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Chopi performers (Performers) , Komukomu (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Musical instruments--Africa , Instrumental music
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131847 , vital:36762
- Description: Complete Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Regulo Banguza, with 15 xylophones and 1 Rattle
- Full Text: false
Passed days will never return
- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa (African people) , Folk music -- South Africa , Blacks -- Music , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/101031 , vital:31915
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa (African people) , Folk music -- South Africa , Blacks -- Music , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/101031 , vital:31915
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Ekhaya
- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Topical song , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/107989 , vital:32921
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Topical song , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/107989 , vital:32921
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Malomile
- Group of Sotho women (Perfomers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Group of Sotho women (Perfomers) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Sotho
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134187 , vital:37096
- Description: The singers say: "I am travelling, I am going away"
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Group of Sotho women (Perfomers) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Sotho
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134187 , vital:37096
- Description: The singers say: "I am travelling, I am going away"
- Full Text: false
"Litsebe nka lengolo y ec hae." (Take this letter home)
- Group of Sotho men (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Group of Sotho men (Performers) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Sotho , Circumcision
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134277 , vital:37111
- Description: This song is sung when the initiates are coming back from their three month's initiation period in the mountains.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Group of Sotho men (Performers) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Sotho , Circumcision
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134277 , vital:37111
- Description: This song is sung when the initiates are coming back from their three month's initiation period in the mountains.
- Full Text: false
Akanjigele malega
- Nyanja/Chewa men (Performer), Composer not specified
- Authors: Nyanja/Chewa men (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Dance song , Drums , Indigenous folk music
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15187 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017308 , MOA12-10
- Description: English translation of title: 'Go get the razor' , Dance song by Nyanja/Chewa men, accompanied by drums , This recording is held at the International Library of African Music. For further information contact ilamlibrary@ru.ac.za , This recording was digitised by the International Library of African Music , Original format: 15ips reel , Equipment used in digitisation: Studer B 67 Tape Recorder; Nagra III , Software: Sound Forge V.6 , Sample rate: 44100Hz 16Bit Stereo
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Nyanja/Chewa men (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Dance song , Drums , Indigenous folk music
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15187 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017308 , MOA12-10
- Description: English translation of title: 'Go get the razor' , Dance song by Nyanja/Chewa men, accompanied by drums , This recording is held at the International Library of African Music. For further information contact ilamlibrary@ru.ac.za , This recording was digitised by the International Library of African Music , Original format: 15ips reel , Equipment used in digitisation: Studer B 67 Tape Recorder; Nagra III , Software: Sound Forge V.6 , Sample rate: 44100Hz 16Bit Stereo
- Full Text: false
Adomba
- Medje Tipoyi carriers led by Njenje (Performer), Composer not specified
- Authors: Medje Tipoyi carriers led by Njenje (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Folk , Work song , Basket rattles
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15288 , MOA22-07 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017434
- Description: English Translation of title: 'Tipoyi carrying song' , Work song sung by Medje Tipoyi carriers, accompanied by basket rattles , This recording is held at the International Library of African Music. For further information contact ilamlibrary@ru.ac.za , This recording was digitised by the International Library of African Music , Original format: 15ips reel , Equipment used in digitisation: Studer B 67 Tape Recorder; Nagra III , Software: Sound Forge V.6 , Sample rate: 44100Hz 16Bit Stereo
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Medje Tipoyi carriers led by Njenje (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Folk , Work song , Basket rattles
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15288 , MOA22-07 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017434
- Description: English Translation of title: 'Tipoyi carrying song' , Work song sung by Medje Tipoyi carriers, accompanied by basket rattles , This recording is held at the International Library of African Music. For further information contact ilamlibrary@ru.ac.za , This recording was digitised by the International Library of African Music , Original format: 15ips reel , Equipment used in digitisation: Studer B 67 Tape Recorder; Nagra III , Software: Sound Forge V.6 , Sample rate: 44100Hz 16Bit Stereo
- Full Text: false
Katikalepuke, katikatobeke
- Isaac Matafwana and Sunkutu (Performer), Composer not specified
- Authors: Isaac Matafwana and Sunkutu (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Topical song , Indigenous folk music , Guitar , Bottle
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15215 , MOA15-06 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017468
- Description: English translation of title: 'About to snap, about to break' , Topical song by Isaac Matafwana and Sunkutu, accompanied by a guitar and a bottle , This recording is held at the International Library of African Music. For further information contact ilamlibrary@ru.ac.za , This recording was digitised by the International Library of African Music , Original format: 15ips reel , Equipment used in digitisation: Studer B 67 Tape Recorder; Nagra III , Software: Sound Forge V.6 , Sample rate: 44100Hz 16Bit Stereo
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Isaac Matafwana and Sunkutu (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Topical song , Indigenous folk music , Guitar , Bottle
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15215 , MOA15-06 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017468
- Description: English translation of title: 'About to snap, about to break' , Topical song by Isaac Matafwana and Sunkutu, accompanied by a guitar and a bottle , This recording is held at the International Library of African Music. For further information contact ilamlibrary@ru.ac.za , This recording was digitised by the International Library of African Music , Original format: 15ips reel , Equipment used in digitisation: Studer B 67 Tape Recorder; Nagra III , Software: Sound Forge V.6 , Sample rate: 44100Hz 16Bit Stereo
- Full Text: false
Mamiye mami
- Authors: Tonga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138377 , vital:37628
- Description: Drinking song with clapping and 1 small goblet drum (Mundundu).
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Tonga men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138377 , vital:37628
- Description: Drinking song with clapping and 1 small goblet drum (Mundundu).
- Full Text: false
Are you looking for food
- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa (African people) , Folk music -- South Africa , Topical music , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/103760 , vital:32295
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa (African people) , Folk music -- South Africa , Topical music , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/103760 , vital:32295
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Kerestina
- Ronga (Performers), N. Makanda (Composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Ronga (Performers) , N. Makanda (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Love song , Guitar , Instrumental music
- Language: Ronga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132558 , vital:36851
- Description: Two love songs with guitar
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Ronga (Performers) , N. Makanda (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Love song , Guitar , Instrumental music
- Language: Ronga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132558 , vital:36851
- Description: Two love songs with guitar
- Full Text: false