Tulila menda (We are crying for rain)
- Tonga women led by Maria Musange, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Tonga women led by Maria Musange , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138062 , vital:37589 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-10
- Description: The Chief stood behind the leader and spoke over her shoulder. The clapping is complex. This song, they said. was one of those sung by women to help bring the rain at the beginning of the summer season in October, November and December. Rain song, with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Tonga women led by Maria Musange , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138062 , vital:37589 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-10
- Description: The Chief stood behind the leader and spoke over her shoulder. The clapping is complex. This song, they said. was one of those sung by women to help bring the rain at the beginning of the summer season in October, November and December. Rain song, with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Kela menda bakela milonga (The one who measures the water)
- Tonga women led by Maria Musange, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Tonga women led by Maria Musange , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138053 , vital:37588 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-09
- Description: This, they said, was called "clapping for rain" and is only performed by the women. It is sung at a special ceremony held at the local rainshrine in time of drought - usually December or January. It is obligatory for everyone to attend, but if anyone should fail to do so, they must bring the person in charge of the ceremony (who is appointed by the Chief and is called Sikatongo), either a pure black goat, a black hen or black beads. Rain song, with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Tonga women led by Maria Musange , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
- Language: Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138053 , vital:37588 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-09
- Description: This, they said, was called "clapping for rain" and is only performed by the women. It is sung at a special ceremony held at the local rainshrine in time of drought - usually December or January. It is obligatory for everyone to attend, but if anyone should fail to do so, they must bring the person in charge of the ceremony (who is appointed by the Chief and is called Sikatongo), either a pure black goat, a black hen or black beads. Rain song, with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Zuwa na mwezi
- Yelele Lungu, Nsenga women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Yelele Lungu , Nsenga women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Nsenga (African people) , Ngoni (African people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Petauke f-za
- Language: Nsenga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/184464 , vital:44225 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR185-08
- Description: The sun and the moon are contrasted as lovers. The son returns to his mother if he is unsucceful in love and the mother sees in the hooting of the owls the omen of death to come. The player Yelele Lungu is one of two blind muscians in the Petauke district. Blind from birth he has developed an unusual degree of petic imagery. He had bever seen either the sun or the moon and his poetry consequently reflected a blind man's conception of natural phenomena. Unfortunately owing to technical difficulties both his recordings on this disc are poor, but his poetry warranted their inclusion. Love song, with Kalimba of 10 notes
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
- Authors: Yelele Lungu , Nsenga women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Nsenga (African people) , Ngoni (African people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Petauke f-za
- Language: Nsenga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/184464 , vital:44225 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR185-08
- Description: The sun and the moon are contrasted as lovers. The son returns to his mother if he is unsucceful in love and the mother sees in the hooting of the owls the omen of death to come. The player Yelele Lungu is one of two blind muscians in the Petauke district. Blind from birth he has developed an unusual degree of petic imagery. He had bever seen either the sun or the moon and his poetry consequently reflected a blind man's conception of natural phenomena. Unfortunately owing to technical difficulties both his recordings on this disc are poor, but his poetry warranted their inclusion. Love song, with Kalimba of 10 notes
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Ni panama pamulyano pa mambo
- Yelele Lungu, Nsenga women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Yelele Lungu , Nsenga women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Nsenga (African people) , Ngoni (African people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Petauke f-za
- Language: Nsenga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/184473 , vital:44226 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR185-09
- Description: This poetic song is one of the blind composers musings. Being blind he lives in a contemplative world of his own and expresses himself in unusually poetic manner. Mourning song with 10 note Kalimba
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
- Authors: Yelele Lungu , Nsenga women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Nsenga (African people) , Ngoni (African people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Petauke f-za
- Language: Nsenga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/184473 , vital:44226 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR185-09
- Description: This poetic song is one of the blind composers musings. Being blind he lives in a contemplative world of his own and expresses himself in unusually poetic manner. Mourning song with 10 note Kalimba
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Kore kore
- Younf Tonga men and women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Younf Tonga men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Sena (African people) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Tonga/Sena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179190 , vital:39860 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR085-04
- Description: The four drums used were 1) Mutumba, an open conical drum 37" tall, 11" membrane; 2) Jenje, an open cylindrical drum 14" tall on three legs with 10" head; 3) Miningo karipi-karipi, another conical open drum 25' tall with 9 and 4 quarter head; and a small closed drum, Usindi, 11" tall with 7 and a half head, on a three legged pedestal. The player of the two drums, Mutumba and Jenje, used his right heel to raise and lower the pitch of the Jenje as it lay on the ground beside the longer Mutumba, playing only with his hands. The other two players used sticks. The reeds were imported from the Salisbury district as no such reed grows in this district, they say, except in the Mazoe river nine miles away which was not so good as these. Four sets of end blown flutes (--11,325--). (1) 3 tied together. Katero, pitch 784, 744 and 680 vs (4 and a half" - 5") (2) 3 tied together. Shauriro, 680, 600, 552 vs (5 and a quarter , 6 and a quarter) (3) 2 tied together. Dendera, 504 and 448 vs (7", 7 and a half") (4) 2 tied together. Madobi, 416, 384 vs. (8 and a half, 8 and 3 quarters). Gororambe dance with end blown pipes, drums and rattles.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Younf Tonga men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Sena (African people) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Tonga/Sena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179190 , vital:39860 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR085-04
- Description: The four drums used were 1) Mutumba, an open conical drum 37" tall, 11" membrane; 2) Jenje, an open cylindrical drum 14" tall on three legs with 10" head; 3) Miningo karipi-karipi, another conical open drum 25' tall with 9 and 4 quarter head; and a small closed drum, Usindi, 11" tall with 7 and a half head, on a three legged pedestal. The player of the two drums, Mutumba and Jenje, used his right heel to raise and lower the pitch of the Jenje as it lay on the ground beside the longer Mutumba, playing only with his hands. The other two players used sticks. The reeds were imported from the Salisbury district as no such reed grows in this district, they say, except in the Mazoe river nine miles away which was not so good as these. Four sets of end blown flutes (--11,325--). (1) 3 tied together. Katero, pitch 784, 744 and 680 vs (4 and a half" - 5") (2) 3 tied together. Shauriro, 680, 600, 552 vs (5 and a quarter , 6 and a quarter) (3) 2 tied together. Dendera, 504 and 448 vs (7", 7 and a half") (4) 2 tied together. Madobi, 416, 384 vs. (8 and a half, 8 and 3 quarters). Gororambe dance with end blown pipes, drums and rattles.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Wamwira mangarangara (If you drink too quickly you get yourself drunk)
- Younf Tonga men and women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Younf Tonga men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Sena (African people) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Tonga/Sena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179094 , vital:39859 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR085-03
- Description: The four drums used were 1) Mutumba, an open conical drum 37" tall, 11" membrane; 2) Jenje, an open cylindrical drum 14" tall on three legs with 10" head; 3) Miningo karipi-karipi, another conical open drum 25' tall with 9 and 4 quarter head; and a small closed drum, Usindi, 11" tall with 7 and a half head, on a three legged pedestal. The player of the two drums, Mutumba and Jenje, used his right heel to raise and lower the pitch of the Jenje as it lay on the ground beside the longer Mutumba, playing only with his hands. The other two players used sticks. The reeds were imported from the Salisbury district as no such reed grows in this district, they say, except in the Mazoe river nine miles away which was not so good as these. Four sets of end blown flutes (--11,325--). (1) 3 tied together. Katero, pitch 784, 744 and 680 vs (4 and a half" - 5") (2) 3 tied together. Shauriro, 680, 600, 552 vs (5 and a quarter , 6 and a quarter) (3) 2 tied together. Dendera, 504 and 448 vs (7", 7 and a half") (4) 2 tied together. Madobi, 416, 384 vs. (8 and a half, 8 and 3 quarters). Gororambe dance with end blown pipes, drums and rattles.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Younf Tonga men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Sena (African people) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Tonga/Sena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179094 , vital:39859 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR085-03
- Description: The four drums used were 1) Mutumba, an open conical drum 37" tall, 11" membrane; 2) Jenje, an open cylindrical drum 14" tall on three legs with 10" head; 3) Miningo karipi-karipi, another conical open drum 25' tall with 9 and 4 quarter head; and a small closed drum, Usindi, 11" tall with 7 and a half head, on a three legged pedestal. The player of the two drums, Mutumba and Jenje, used his right heel to raise and lower the pitch of the Jenje as it lay on the ground beside the longer Mutumba, playing only with his hands. The other two players used sticks. The reeds were imported from the Salisbury district as no such reed grows in this district, they say, except in the Mazoe river nine miles away which was not so good as these. Four sets of end blown flutes (--11,325--). (1) 3 tied together. Katero, pitch 784, 744 and 680 vs (4 and a half" - 5") (2) 3 tied together. Shauriro, 680, 600, 552 vs (5 and a quarter , 6 and a quarter) (3) 2 tied together. Dendera, 504 and 448 vs (7", 7 and a half") (4) 2 tied together. Madobi, 416, 384 vs. (8 and a half, 8 and 3 quarters). Gororambe dance with end blown pipes, drums and rattles.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Ai-ye! Nzara yakabora (Ai-ye! Famine has come)
- Young Tonga men and girls, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Young Tonga men and girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Sena (African people) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mkota, Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Tonga/Sena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179125 , vital:39861 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR085-05
- Description: The reed pipe players both sang and blowed their pipes alternately each having a distinct part in the complex whole. This recording omitted the usual drum accompaniment for clarity's sake only. Gororombe dance with 4 sets of end blown pipes, rattles and drums.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Young Tonga men and girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Sena (African people) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mkota, Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Tonga/Sena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179125 , vital:39861 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR085-05
- Description: The reed pipe players both sang and blowed their pipes alternately each having a distinct part in the complex whole. This recording omitted the usual drum accompaniment for clarity's sake only. Gororombe dance with 4 sets of end blown pipes, rattles and drums.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Tsuro Wa siye mwana (The rabbit has left its child)
- Young Tonga men and girls, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Young Tonga men and girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Sena (African people) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mkota, Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Tonga/Sena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179177 , vital:39862 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR085-06
- Description: This item was recorded to demonstrate the way the drums fitted into the scheme of the Gororombe dance. The raising and lowering of the pitch of the Jenje drum with the heel of the player can be clearly heard. Gororombe dance with 4 sets of end blown pipes, rattles and drums.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Young Tonga men and girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Sena (African people) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mkota, Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Tonga/Sena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179177 , vital:39862 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR085-06
- Description: This item was recorded to demonstrate the way the drums fitted into the scheme of the Gororombe dance. The raising and lowering of the pitch of the Jenje drum with the heel of the player can be clearly heard. Gororombe dance with 4 sets of end blown pipes, rattles and drums.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Ririka-ririka rerera-ririka (When I die what shall I leave behind)
- Young Tonga women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Young Tonga women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Sena (African people) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mkota, Mtoko District, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Tonga/Sena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179210 , vital:39869 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR085-11
- Description: A song sung after supper in the evening. Party song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Young Tonga women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Sena (African people) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mkota, Mtoko District, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
- Language: Tonga/Sena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179210 , vital:39869 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR085-11
- Description: A song sung after supper in the evening. Party song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959