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Hlungulwana (A small hawk)
- Group of Xhosa women and Notembile and Nopenrose, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Group of Xhosa women and Notembile and Nopenrose , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136069 , vital:37334
- Description: The words are simple and repetitive, the 'magic' of these quite songs for the Xhosa lies in thier repetitive and drowsy charm,conducing to dreaming, either waking or asleep. Self-delectative song with Hadi musical bow, unbraced, open and resonated.
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- Authors: Group of Xhosa women and Notembile and Nopenrose , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136069 , vital:37334
- Description: The words are simple and repetitive, the 'magic' of these quite songs for the Xhosa lies in thier repetitive and drowsy charm,conducing to dreaming, either waking or asleep. Self-delectative song with Hadi musical bow, unbraced, open and resonated.
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Where is my brother
- 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: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/108557 , vital:32987
- 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: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/108557 , vital:32987
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Ikona into ezakwenzeka
- Group of 7 young men (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Group of 7 young men (Performers) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133560 , vital:36990
- Description: Group fighting song with clapping
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Group of 7 young men (Performers) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133560 , vital:36990
- Description: Group fighting song with clapping
- Full Text: false
Nodwa
- 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/10962/108201 , vital:32944
- 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/10962/108201 , vital:32944
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
My beautiful girl
- Monwabisi Gladstone Saban, Andrew Tracey, Mzwandile, Fatyi and Nkosinati, Tracey, Andrew T N
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Saban, Andrew Tracey, Mzwandile, Fatyi and Nkosinati , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Love song , Drum , Guitar , Organ music , Bass guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/112003 , vital:33537
- Description: Love song with organ, guitar, bass guitar and drum accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Saban, Andrew Tracey, Mzwandile, Fatyi and Nkosinati , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Love song , Drum , Guitar , Organ music , Bass guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/112003 , vital:33537
- Description: Love song with organ, guitar, bass guitar and drum accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Title not specified
- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Instrumental music , Guitar , Drum , Organ music , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109412 , vital:33139
- Description: Instrumental music
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Instrumental music , Guitar , Drum , Organ music , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109412 , vital:33139
- Description: Instrumental music
- Full Text: false
Why are you wasting your life
- 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: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/110909 , vital:33349
- 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: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/110909 , vital:33349
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Intlanganiso ya magqika ye Izangoma (Herbalist's meeting)
- Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk songs, Xhosa , Herbalists
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134945 , vital:37220
- Description: Led by Dangazela and by Nowinjile Sincabo his wife. Dangazela is the son of Chief Bota the paramount chief of Lusikisiki. This recording demonstrates the procedure adopted by herbalists and diviners at their meetings and healing ceremonies.- the music and speeches helping to create an atmosphere of serious contemplation and thereby assisting in the cure of the patient. Proceedings for herbalists, with songs and speech, with clapping, stamping and 1 bass drum.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk songs, Xhosa , Herbalists
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134945 , vital:37220
- Description: Led by Dangazela and by Nowinjile Sincabo his wife. Dangazela is the son of Chief Bota the paramount chief of Lusikisiki. This recording demonstrates the procedure adopted by herbalists and diviners at their meetings and healing ceremonies.- the music and speeches helping to create an atmosphere of serious contemplation and thereby assisting in the cure of the patient. Proceedings for herbalists, with songs and speech, with clapping, stamping and 1 bass drum.
- Full Text: false
Amaxhesha esiphila kuyo anzima
- 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/10962/108228 , vital:32947
- 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/10962/108228 , vital:32947
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- 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.
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- 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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Vuka
- 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 , Bass guitar , Drum , Organ , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/111353 , vital:33441
- Description: Topical song with organ, bass guitar and drum accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Topical song , Bass guitar , Drum , Organ , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/111353 , vital:33441
- Description: Topical song with organ, bass guitar and drum accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Title not specified
- 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 , Bass guitar , Steel drum (Musical instrument) , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/107975 , vital:32919
- Description: Topical song with bass guitar and steel drum accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Topical song , Bass guitar , Steel drum (Musical instrument) , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/107975 , vital:32919
- Description: Topical song with bass guitar and steel drum accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Intombi zipelile (The girls are finished)
- Group of young Mpondo men and girls, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Group of young Mpondo men and girls , 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/10962/136362 , vital:37368
- Description: The young men were mostly wearing pale blue blankets and carrying sticks; the girls were beautifully beaded. They wore their hair in many fine plaits hanging on either side of the face. Over this was worn the tubular bead headring or headband, (if the girl was unmarried) mostly in pale blue and white beads, many strands of sky blue and white beads wound about their necks to form choker collars. Song for Indlam' dance, with clapping of sticks.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Group of young Mpondo men and girls , 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/10962/136362 , vital:37368
- Description: The young men were mostly wearing pale blue blankets and carrying sticks; the girls were beautifully beaded. They wore their hair in many fine plaits hanging on either side of the face. Over this was worn the tubular bead headring or headband, (if the girl was unmarried) mostly in pale blue and white beads, many strands of sky blue and white beads wound about their necks to form choker collars. Song for Indlam' dance, with clapping of sticks.
- Full Text: false
Nai puma kuma kuba ngii ndoda
- Authors: Nqwane Mbontyi , 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/10962/136633 , vital:37398
- Description: The performer was quite a humorist in his way, and had a most infectious gaiety, much appreciated by the crown. His name Nqwane Mbonity means "Just like a bean".- He wore a characteristically Mpondo hairdo, the hair cropped close except for the forelock which was allowed to grow long, then plaited into several strings, which were all beeswaxed together into one lock, plastered to the forehead, or reaching down like a small horn to the level of the eyebrows. Tune on the harmonica.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Nqwane Mbontyi , 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/10962/136633 , vital:37398
- Description: The performer was quite a humorist in his way, and had a most infectious gaiety, much appreciated by the crown. His name Nqwane Mbonity means "Just like a bean".- He wore a characteristically Mpondo hairdo, the hair cropped close except for the forelock which was allowed to grow long, then plaited into several strings, which were all beeswaxed together into one lock, plastered to the forehead, or reaching down like a small horn to the level of the eyebrows. Tune on the harmonica.
- Full Text: false
Miss Mababo
- Group of Mpondo men and girls, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Group of Mpondo men and girls , 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/10962/136764 , vital:37416
- Description: One of the young girls added the deep guttural rhythmic sounds peculiar to Xhosa singing. The singers were each of them singing into a slightly vibrating cupped hand. They were all lying on their stomachs on the grass wrapped in their blankets and looking like basking seals. Dance song for young people.
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Group of Mpondo men and girls , 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/10962/136764 , vital:37416
- Description: One of the young girls added the deep guttural rhythmic sounds peculiar to Xhosa singing. The singers were each of them singing into a slightly vibrating cupped hand. They were all lying on their stomachs on the grass wrapped in their blankets and looking like basking seals. Dance song for young people.
- 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
Basebenzi
- 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/10962/108831 , vital:33026
- 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/10962/108831 , vital:33026
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Ndazenza udalala uegxagxa
- Nontwintwi and Annie Macholweni (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Nontwintwi and Annie Macholweni (Performers) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133605 , vital:36995
- Description: Self-delactative song with Hadi bow, unbraced, open string and resonated
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Nontwintwi and Annie Macholweni (Performers) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/133605 , vital:36995
- Description: Self-delactative song with Hadi bow, unbraced, open string and resonated
- Full Text: false
A few silver coins is what they need
- 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 songs , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/107575 , vital:32850
- 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 songs , Guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: English
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/107575 , vital:32850
- Description: Topical song with guitar accompaniment
- Full Text: false
Ithande iNkosi uThixo wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke
- Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani, Tracey, Andrew T N
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Music--Religious aspects , Steel drum (Musical instrument) , Bass guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109498 , vital:33148
- Description: Religious song with bass guitar and steel pan drum accompaniment
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Monwabisi Gladstone Sabani , Tracey, Andrew T N
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Xhosa --(African people) , Folk songs, Xhosa , Music--Religious aspects , Steel drum (Musical instrument) , Bass guitar , Sub-Saharan African music
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/109498 , vital:33148
- Description: Religious song with bass guitar and steel pan drum accompaniment
- Full Text: false