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Igada (A clod of earth)

- 5 young Xhosa men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: 5 young Xhosa men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150761 , vital:39003
  • Description: This was sung by the same group of young Xhosa men and women as the first 2 songs. The dancing was static, done by the mwn only, who used a single stamping step, but very stlised elegant gestures of arms and hands. They were holding decorated sticks. One man held up the two end corners of his blanket-skirt. His forearms were solidly encased in brass wire bracelets from wrist to elbow. Intlombe dances for young people with clapping.
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Msitso wombidi second orchestral analysis (Ngodo Of Regulo Banguza)

- Chopi performers (Performers), Komukomu (Composer), Hugh Tracey

Kasimbe omugu ndigwa

- Entenga za Kabaka (Performer), Composer not specified

  • Authors: Entenga za Kabaka (Performer) , Composer not specified
  • Subjects: Folk drum tune , Tuned conical laced drums , Royal drummers , Entenga
  • Type: Sound , Music
  • Identifier: vital:15315 , MOA24-07 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017620
  • Description: Drum tune by Entenga za Kabaka (royal drummers) with tuned conical laced 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
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Wadianda wa Bena Shimba (We are the people of Bena Shimba)

- Group of 9 Bena Shimba women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of 9 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/10962/139183 , vital:37712
  • Description: This group belonged to the Bena Shimba clan. As well as tipping and sometimes singing into their gourds through a length of metal pipe or tube, the gourd-blowers also struck the sides of the gourds with their hands. The gourds of this group were handsomely decorated with metal studs arranged in patterns. When asked when they performed this song, the answer was, "we sing it for funerals, but also on any sad occassion, for example when a man has to pay a large sum of money to another. Lament with 3 singing gourds (Chipuri), 1 basket rattle (-12.54-), hand clapping (-12.03-) and 1 bottle (-12.17-).
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Heehee ndithe gebelele

- Group of Qwathi women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Qwathi women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Herbalists
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134841 , vital:37211
  • Description: In the course of this divination song, they broke off for a woman to call out after the fashion of the diviners, to which everyone clapped their hands replying "siya vuma", "we agree". Song for diviner's ceremony with clapping.
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Undebulisele ku Lungwengwe (Give my best wishes to Lungwengwe, also to your mother)

- Group of young Mpondo married women, Hugh Tracey

Mwemiso movement (Ngodo of Regulo Mikumbi)

- J. Zandamela (Composer), Chopi perfomers (Performer), Hugh Tracey

Hugh Tracey memorial service

- Johannesburg Festival Harmonic Orchestral Band, William Walton (Conductor), Tracey, Andrew T N

Title not specified

- Kruger, Jaco (Recorded by), Performer not specified, Composer unknown

Salve Regina

- Les Chanteurs a la Croix de Cuivre (Performer), Joseph Kiwele (Composer)

  • Authors: Les Chanteurs a la Croix de Cuivre (Performer) , Joseph Kiwele (Composer)
  • Subjects: Hymn with drums , Religious music , Choral music
  • Type: Sound , Music
  • Identifier: vital:15168 , MOA10-10 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017372
  • Description: Hymn with drums by Les Chanteurs a la Croix de Cuivre, with 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
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Simonelana sodwa

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Don't stop me

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Jerusalem

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Ever since

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Ndiyeke mama

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Madoda niyabonwa

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Wukati lakukawa

- Muntano Gomez o Feliciano (Performer), F. Gomez (Composer), Hugh Tracey

Notyolo

- Ngqoko married women villagers, Tracey, Andrew T N

Ikobe

- Nkeragutabara and Shyirambere, Hugh Tracey

Funda infwala aponya mwana nawona umwiko

- Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

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