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Fasonti (Name of a man)
- 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)
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150750 , vital:39002
- Description: The leading girl sings the melody at a lower pitch than the accompaniment sung by the chorus. This song is in praise of Fasonti; it is, they say, 'Fasonti's own personal song'. Intolombe dance for young people with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: 5 young Xhosa men and women , 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/10962/150750 , vital:39002
- Description: The leading girl sings the melody at a lower pitch than the accompaniment sung by the chorus. This song is in praise of Fasonti; it is, they say, 'Fasonti's own personal song'. Intolombe dance for young people with clapping.
- Full Text: false
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.
- Full Text: false
- 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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Dlalani (Name of a man)
- 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)
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150741 , vital:39001
- Description: The song is in praise of a man who has many lovers. This song and the following one were sung by a group of very beautifully dressed young people, the men dancers elegantly blanketed and beaded, the girls wearing pale ochre skirts with many rows of indigo blue braid and their headcloths of indingo blie wool were folded about their heads to form a tall tubular headdress rather like that of Queen Nefertiti. Before the recording started, but whilst the singers were "warming up" there was rather a curious little ceremony which forms part of the dance. One of the girls went around removing the men dancers's headcloths revealing their head bead ornaments. She put their headcloths on her own head, then returned to the line of girls and gave each girl her own young mans' headcloth, which was then tied round the girl's head. A stick specially decorated for dancing is called "Libunguza." Intolombe dance for young people with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: 5 young Xhosa men and women , 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/10962/150741 , vital:39001
- Description: The song is in praise of a man who has many lovers. This song and the following one were sung by a group of very beautifully dressed young people, the men dancers elegantly blanketed and beaded, the girls wearing pale ochre skirts with many rows of indigo blue braid and their headcloths of indingo blie wool were folded about their heads to form a tall tubular headdress rather like that of Queen Nefertiti. Before the recording started, but whilst the singers were "warming up" there was rather a curious little ceremony which forms part of the dance. One of the girls went around removing the men dancers's headcloths revealing their head bead ornaments. She put their headcloths on her own head, then returned to the line of girls and gave each girl her own young mans' headcloth, which was then tied round the girl's head. A stick specially decorated for dancing is called "Libunguza." Intolombe dance for young people with clapping.
- Full Text: false
Uyi'ndlwane' mbana
- Amabutu of the Buthelezi clan (Performers), M. Nge'ngelele (Composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Amabutu of the Buthelezi clan (Performers) , M. Nge'ngelele (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Music--South Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132933 , vital:36910
- Description: Regimental song, unaccompanied
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Amabutu of the Buthelezi clan (Performers) , M. Nge'ngelele (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Music--South Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132933 , vital:36910
- Description: Regimental song, unaccompanied
- Full Text: false
Iduma lya gebuza (The gash-the cut)
- Boys of Kalana Location, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Boys of Kalana Location , 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/10962/150790 , vital:39006
- Description: "When you are struck by lightening, there is much bleeding from the gash. Dance song for young men and boys with concertina.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Boys of Kalana Location , 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/10962/150790 , vital:39006
- Description: "When you are struck by lightening, there is much bleeding from the gash. Dance song for young men and boys with concertina.
- Full Text: false
Sim'thi wakla
- Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers), N. Mpungose (Composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , N. Mpungose (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133407 , vital:36973
- Description: Isigekle wedding songs with stamping, clapping
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , N. Mpungose (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133407 , vital:36973
- Description: Isigekle wedding songs with stamping, clapping
- Full Text: false
Eya-eya!
- Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers), Mnyamana (Composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , Mnyamana (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133430 , vital:36976
- Description: Ihubo songs for ceremonial occassions, with stamping.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , Mnyamana (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133430 , vital:36976
- Description: Ihubo songs for ceremonial occassions, with stamping.
- Full Text: false
Usegugil' ubaba
- Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers), N. Mpungose (Composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , N. Mpungose (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133398 , vital:36972
- Description: Isigekle wedding songs with stamping, clapping
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , N. Mpungose (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133398 , vital:36972
- Description: Isigekle wedding songs with stamping, clapping
- Full Text: false
Kuyashisa e maqhobo
- Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers), Mnyamana (Composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , Mnyamana (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133425 , vital:36975
- Description: Ihubo songs for ceremonial occassions, with stamping.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , Mnyamana (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133425 , vital:36975
- Description: Ihubo songs for ceremonial occassions, with stamping.
- Full Text: false
Umankankalaza
- Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers), Mnyamana (Composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , Mnyamana (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133443 , vital:36977
- Description: Drinking song with dancing and stamping of feet
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , Mnyamana (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133443 , vital:36977
- Description: Drinking song with dancing and stamping of feet
- Full Text: false
Eyo! ho!
- Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers), Tshanibezwe (composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , Tshanibezwe (composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133416 , vital:36974
- Description: Regimental song
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Chief Buthelezi and his Tribesmen and Women (Performers) , Tshanibezwe (composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Zulu
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133416 , vital:36974
- Description: Regimental song
- Full Text: false
Lamnandi ugolohlang (That has fetched this person)
- Authors: Citaumvano , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136596 , vital:37395
- Description: Citaumvano, the singer, praises Mis Gertie Carter's store. Miss Carter is a well-known and much respected figure in the district, her father having established the store about 1870, about 25 years before the annexation of Pondoland. Praise song with guitar.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Citaumvano , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136596 , vital:37395
- Description: Citaumvano, the singer, praises Mis Gertie Carter's store. Miss Carter is a well-known and much respected figure in the district, her father having established the store about 1870, about 25 years before the annexation of Pondoland. Praise song with guitar.
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Ukulalubokile (The weeds in the lands have got them beat)
- Authors: Citaumvano , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136605 , vital:37396
- Description: "Sila" is literary :to grind", i.e. the woman who grinds the grain for the beer. Topical song with guitar.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Citaumvano , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136605 , vital:37396
- Description: "Sila" is literary :to grind", i.e. the woman who grinds the grain for the beer. Topical song with guitar.
- Full Text: false
Pelile Makoti (My love for you, Makoti, is finished)
- Authors: Citaumvano , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136614 , vital:37397
- Description: Makoti was his wife. From what he said, the singer was devoted to her and their song was not to be taken too literally. His capotasto was placed on the fifth fret of the guitar. Love song with guitar.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Citaumvano , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136614 , vital:37397
- Description: Makoti was his wife. From what he said, the singer was devoted to her and their song was not to be taken too literally. His capotasto was placed on the fifth fret of the guitar. Love song with guitar.
- Full Text: false
Lithoko
- Composer not specified, Sam Mosheshwe and another (Performers), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Composer not specified , Sam Mosheshwe and another (Performers) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Speeches, addresses, etc., African
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133993 , vital:37058
- Description: 2 Lithoko praises
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Composer not specified , Sam Mosheshwe and another (Performers) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Speeches, addresses, etc., African
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133993 , vital:37058
- Description: 2 Lithoko praises
- Full Text: false
Lithoko
- Composer not specified, Sam Mosheshwe and another (Performers), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Composer not specified , Sam Mosheshwe and another (Performers) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Speeches, addresses, etc., African
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133983 , vital:37056
- Description: 2 Lithoko praises
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Composer not specified , Sam Mosheshwe and another (Performers) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Speeches, addresses, etc., African
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133983 , vital:37056
- Description: 2 Lithoko praises
- Full Text: false
Mamosi
- Composer not specified, Group of Sotho men and women (Performers), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Composer not specified , Group of Sotho men and women (Performers) , 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/10962/133965 , vital:37054
- Description: Party dance for men and women with clapping
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Composer not specified , Group of Sotho men and women (Performers) , 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/10962/133965 , vital:37054
- Description: Party dance for men and women with clapping
- Full Text: false
Intlanganiso ya magqiha ye Izangoma (Herbalists' meeting
- Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Composer not specified , 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/10962/134821 , vital:37209
- Description: Extracts from the proceedings at the first conference of Izangoma Diviners, to be held in Umtata, Transkei. The speech and songs were entirely impromptu and demonstrate the type of speech employed by such herbalists and their supporting singers or assistants. Herbalists' meeting, with songs, speech, with clapping, stamping and 1 bass drum.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Composer not specified , 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/10962/134821 , vital:37209
- Description: Extracts from the proceedings at the first conference of Izangoma Diviners, to be held in Umtata, Transkei. The speech and songs were entirely impromptu and demonstrate the type of speech employed by such herbalists and their supporting singers or assistants. Herbalists' meeting, with songs, speech, with clapping, stamping and 1 bass drum.
- Full Text: false
Lelingoana
- Composer not specified, Group of Sotho men (Performers), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Composer not specified , Group of Sotho men (Performers) , 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/10962/133970 , vital:37055
- Description: Preparation song for circumcision
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Composer not specified , Group of Sotho men (Performers) , 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/10962/133970 , vital:37055
- Description: Preparation song for circumcision
- Full Text: false
Intombi zipelile (The girls are finished)
- Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136353 , vital:37367
- Description: Song for Indlam' dance, with clapping of sticks.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136353 , vital:37367
- Description: Song for Indlam' dance, with clapping of sticks.
- Full Text: false