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Mtsitso IV 1979

- Venancio Mbande and his group of 25, Tracey, Andrew T N

Konyane ga ga bo ke kae (Where is Konyane's home?)

- Group of about 30 women, Hugh Tracey

This is my life

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Amasiko

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Inkwenkwe yomXhosa

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Lalala lise

- Zande elephant drivers, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Zande elephant drivers , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Zande , Alur (African people) , Swahili-speaking peoples , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Dungu f-cg
  • Language: Zande/Vongara
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/168004 , vital:41530 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0124-02
  • Description: The song was learnt from the original Indian trainers who came across to Africa from India with Indian elephants when the experimental training of African elephants was begun in North Eastern Congo in 1910. The songs taught to the local Zande mahouts or trainers (locally called Cornacs) have survived though local words have partly replaced the original words of the Indians. The original Indian mahouts impressed upon the Zande the need for singing to their elephants, an instruction they have never neglected. Work song for riding and driving tamed elphants.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Shendamundale banana (I am a very worried man)

- Alexander Muhiana and Griffis Kopo, Hugh Tracey

Ziyaphela intanga zam

- Sikwankqeni villagers, Tracey, Andrew T N

Kwaheri naja (Goodbye for now)

- Idi Selemani and Hashima Kamata with Nyamwezi men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Idi Selemani and Hashima Kamata with Nyamwezi men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Nyamwezi (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Mwadui f-tz
  • Language: Nyamwezi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/173264 , vital:42351 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR150-03
  • Description: "Goodbye for now, I will be back soon." Several songs under this title "Kwaheri naja", are to be found in Tanganyika, but they do not necessarily have the same melody or follow the same pattern. The style of singing is typical of those away from home and differs materially from the same type of song sung at home. Hiyari ya moyo dance song for men for men and women, with cylindrical laced drums and conical pegged (-14.22101-) and ankle bells (-12.55-).
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Hele dikgomo

- Group of Sotho men (Performer), Composer not specified

  • Authors: Group of Sotho men (Performer) , Composer not specified
  • Subjects: Folk music , Riding song , Vocal , Praise chant and speeches , Queen's Mercy , Headquarters of Chief Moshesh , Matatiele District , South Africa
  • Type: Sound , Music
  • Identifier: vital:15246 , MOA18-06 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017405 , MOA18
  • Description: English translation of title: 'Hey the cattle!' , Southern Sotho riding song, sung on horseback or standing in a circle. The topic is dear to the heart of all South Africans: their cattle , 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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Title not specified

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Nyakawo miya Kataiga (Give me Kataiga cloth)

- Samuiri Oduonga and Chopi men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Samuiri Oduonga and Chopi men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Chopi , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kigumba f-ug
  • Language: Chopi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169201 , vital:41696 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0130-01
  • Description: A certain boy loved a girl and gave her a present of Kataiga print cloth. He changed his mind but his girl asked him not to take his cloth back. He agreed and left her the cloth as a souvenir. Kyopere dance song for men and women. With two long stem goblet drums, open and pinned, with python skin membrane.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Ugonile mwankenja

- Singolile Mwamalundi with Nyakyusa men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Singolile Mwamalundi with Nyakyusa men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Nyakyusa (African people) , Zaramo (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Kiwira f-tz
  • Language: Nyakyusa , Zaramo
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175371 , vital:42569 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR158-11
  • Description: The raft zither is made out of eight palm midribs joined together. The string is continous being tuned from the high note downwards by straining the first then making up the slack in the second and so on. The tuning therefore is apt to be uncertain but conforms to the general mode. The music of the Pango is accompanied by dancing by three men, one having small bell rattles (Nzisi). When the player makes a pizzicato all the dancers bend down and make a 'ha-aa' sound in rhythm. The raft zither is about 22 inches long between the bridges. Tuning:- 352, 332, 296, 252, 212, 166, 198. This tuning is unusal in that the 7th note is higher than the 6th instead of being the lowest on the zither. Nganya dance tune for men and women.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Mhlahlo (Greetings)

- Group of old Xhosa me, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of old Xhosa me , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Willowvale f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136015 , vital:37327 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR028-01
  • Description: This song may be sung on any occasion by the older folk. It was explained that every ceremony or "occasion" , is opened by the singing of a "Mhlahlo" , which really means a 'begining' or opening song. Old people's greeting song with clapping
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Finini

- Rokia Traore (vocals, guitar, lyrics, composition), Andra Kouyate, Baba Sissoko (n'goni), Oumar Diallo, Abdoul W. Berthe (bass guitar), Samba Diarra (balafon), Dimba Camara, Souleymane Ann (percussion, gita), Baba Sissoko (djembe), Samir Naman

Tshikona Parts I, II and III

- Kruger, Jaco (Recorded by), Lambani family (Performer), Composer unknown

Batswadi ba lona

- Botha, Karika (Recorded by), Sesotho children (Performer), Composer unknown

Liware

- Gciriku men and women at Nyangana Mission, Tracey, Andrew T N

Just to cool myself down

- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N

Title not specified

- Performer not specified, Tracey, Andrew T N

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