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Mandendende vanachiambela

- Venda boys, Tracey, Andrew T N

Inyamibwa

- Nkeragutabara and Shyirambere, Hugh Tracey

Kwaya I

- Tonga/ Hlanguni (Performers), F. Mabosso (Composer), Hugh Tracey

Zore I

- Five GiTonga men and 13 women, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Five GiTonga men and 13 women , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1963
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Tonga language (Inhambane) , Folk dance music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Regulo Nhabanda f-mz
  • Language: Gitonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/189563 , vital:44858 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR196-01
  • Description: 2 Chohodwani drums, hanging on poles (beaters) pegged, closed. 1 Shikulu drum. Big drum on ground, hand beaten, wine barrel. 2 Kirisu drums on ground (beaters) pegged open. 1 Tsakara corrugated iron strip on supports, 6 ft. long. 1 Punzu sable antelope horn. The 2 Kisusu drums were played by one man who beat an irregular rhythm against the three other drum's regular rhythm. The clappers were carefully made of sawn planks, blacked along the edges. The main dance of the GiTonga appears to be a kind of violent dance du ventre in which the hips and belly are rolled and shaken. The women and men coming out in pairs to dance in the centre of the ring. In both Zore II and III the order of appearance of the instrument is:- First Kirisu drums, then the 2 Chohodwani drums, then the Shikulu and then the corrugated iron Tsakara. The GiTonga dances are among the most deafening in Africa. The volume of sound within the circle of spectators, drummers and dancers must approach. If not exceed, the threshold of pain in the ears. Dance with 5 drums (1 struck by hand, 4 with beaters), rattles, wooden clappers, and corrugated iron strip
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Ndlama

- Boys and Girls from Chief Chigugwana (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Imihigo

- Tutsi man, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Tutsi man , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Kinyarwanda--Rwanda , Folk dance music , Tutsi (African people) , Africa Rwanda Shangugu f-rw
  • Language: Kinyarwanda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/148717 , vital:38766 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR057-07
  • Description: The performer, a Tutsi man, recounts imaginary exploits to amuse the chief. A common custom amongst the Tutsi who have competitions of this sort in order to decide which is the most gifted narrator. An interesting recording for linguists. The recitation is introduced by a short praise cry by the people standing nearby. Recitation
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Tarihinda

- Mihambari and Rwanda girls, Hugh Tracey

Hahirwa Nyiramibambwe

- Mirimba Francois, Niyondorera Joseph, Gakombe Alexandre, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mirimba Francois, Niyondorera Joseph, Gakombe Alexandre , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Kinyarwanda--Rwanda , Folk dance music , Tutsi (African people) , Africa Rwanda Nyanza f-rw
  • Language: Kinyarwanda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/148726 , vital:38767 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR057-08
  • Description: This song, used as a lullaby, is in praise of the present Omwami Mutara's grand mother, and recounts her life, her childhood and girlhood, through its various stages till her death. She was both good and beautiful, say the singers. The queen mother's influence at the courts of the Mwami used to be considerable and was only broken by the Beligian authorities when this lady was banished to Kainembe near lake Kivu in 1931, together with her son Musenga Yushi V who was deposed and banished with her. Praise song
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mbiriviri

- Simon Mashoko, Tracey, Andrew T N, Paul Berliner

Mandowa (Part 4)

- Zhuake Masingi (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Ingaju

- Performer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Kwaya II

- Tonga/ Hlanguni (Performers), F. Mabosso (Composer), Hugh Tracey

Ndlama- Maritinji

- Boys and Girls from Chief Chigugwana (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Ikizire

- Performer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Taireva

- John Hakurotwi Mude, Tracey, Andrew T N, Paul Berliner

Nyamaropa yeVana Vava Mushonga

- Mubayiwa Bandambira, Tracey, Andrew T N, Paul Berliner

Karigamombe

- John Hakurotwi Mude, Tracey, Andrew T N, Paul Berliner

Kuyadya Hove Kune Mazove

- Simon Mashoko, Tracey, Andrew T N, Paul Berliner

Mandowa (Part 1)

- Zhuake Masingi (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Zhuake Masingi (Performer) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1954
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk dance music , Instrumental music , Mbira , Africa Mozambique Makulane f-mz
  • Language: Ndau
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131956 , vital:36777 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR003-01 Research No. G1A-5-6 , Research No. G1A-5-6
  • Description: The mbira is not used during the dance itself, but the melodies have been taken from the dance songs. The Mandowa acrobatic dance is very popular in the mine compounds of the Witswatersrand. The origin of all 4 tunes in the Makulane district, near Nova Mambone, which lies along the south of the mouth of the Sabi (or Save) river. The tuning of the mbira was as follows:- 368, 328, 252, 216, 202, 184 vs. Four old dance tunes for the Mandowa tumbling dance with mbira dza WaNdau.
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  • Date Issued: 1954

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- Simon Mashoko, Tracey, Andrew T N, Paul Berliner

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