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Apegale

- Barambo soilders and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Barambo soilders and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Mangbetu , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Poko f-cg
  • Language: Ngbandi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166989 , vital:41426 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0121-12
  • Description: No details of the instruments tuning were taken at the time except to note that they conformed to the usual likembe pattern, box body, bass notes central in the array, with a single low note to one side of the single manual. Dance tunes with 2 Likembe and a conical laced drum.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Api amatole makw edini (Hullo, you boys, where are the calves?)

- John Lila, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: John Lila , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Tabankulu f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136638 , vital:37400 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR032-14
  • Description: The verse is about some herdboys and what they did. Old verse.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Aramutanga

- Bomera and Tibuhoire, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Bomera and Tibuhoire , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Hoima f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169798 , vital:41825 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0133-05
  • Description: Tunes, like the bosun's piping in the navy, which drum and pipe the Mukama as he leaves his Kikale (house) to go his rounds or visit the Council Chamber or court. The Nsegu pipes are made in two sections and joined together by binding with hide, or iguana skin which is shrunk or bound onto the two halves. Way of 'piping' the Mukama with two Nsegu end blown vertical, open flutes.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Arap chemonget

- Kipkemo Arap Sitonik and Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Kipkemo Arap Sitonik and Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Kipsigis (African people) , Folk music--Kenya , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Kapkatet f-ke
  • Language: Kipsigis
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/176994 , vital:42779 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR164-13
  • Description: This lyre is strummed and fingered like the Bangwe zither of Nyasaland. The right hand strums the strings and the left mutes or opens the siz strings making it possible to play two or three chords on the open unmuted strings. The singer mentions by name his home village, places of common interest to his friends. The player flips the body of his lyre on the 2nd and 4th beats. In common with several African verse makers the singer sings in complets, repeating the second phrase and making it the first line of the next. Praise song with Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Arap Chepsiolei

- Malakwen Chepsaikut, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Malakwen Chepsaikut , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Mijikenda (African people) , Nandi (African people) , Folk music--Kenya , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Kapsabet f-ke
  • Language: Nandi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/176838 , vital:42764 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR164-03
  • Description: This lyre is strummed like a guitar with the right hand, the left hand stopping the five strings, like the Bongwe Zither of Nyasaland. This gave two chords. Notes 1, 3, and 5 and notes 2 and 4. One string, they said, was missing, the lower octave of No. 1. The scale was:- 308, 256, 232, 206, 180, (154) vs. Praise and topical song with Kipukandet 5 string lyre.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Arap Chepsiolei II

- Akito Arap Yeko, Hugh Tracey

Arap Kapero

- Kipkeino Arap Rop, Hugh Tracey

Arap Kibaigong (The son of Kibaigong)

- Kipkemo Arap Sitonik and Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony, Hugh Tracey

Arap Momoen I

- Arap Ng'asuru, Hugh Tracey

Arap Momoen II

- Arap Ng'asuru, Hugh Tracey

Arap Tapartele oleiy o laleiy o

- Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony with Kipsigis men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony with Kipsigis men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Kipsigis (African people) , Folk music--Kenya , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Kericho f-ke
  • Language: Kipsigis
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/176963 , vital:42777 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR164-11
  • Description: The player flips the bridge of the lyre with a finger tip as he plays. The song is largely a repetition by the chorus of the words 'olei yo lalei yo' a kind of "Hey - nonny - nonny." The singer also brings into his song the names of many places he has visited and likes in common with his audience. Both Kipsigis and Nandi are noted for their patriotism, their love of country as such, which they frequently express in song. This is comparatively rare with Bantu people who do not as a rule praise the beauty of the countryside and are mostly insensitive to scenery. Praise song with Chepkong 6 string bowl lyre.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Ari Nkumbula na Katilungu balishamyondo (Nkumbula and Katilungu sound the calling drum)

- Group of 11 Aushi men, Hugh Tracey

Arikorotho (Morning star)

- Sitori Malindi and Dailimi Likluva, Hugh Tracey

Arimau

- Njenje and Medje tipoyi carriers, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Njenje and Medje tipoyi carriers , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Mangbetu , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Medje f-cg
  • Language: Mangbetu
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166797 , vital:41405 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0120-06
  • Description: "We are the Tipoyi carriers of the Chief." This song was performed by the tipoyi carriers of Chief Ebandrombi. In this heavily wooded country of central and north eastern Congo most of the Chiefs, notables and officials use the sedanchair as their principal means of transport along the narrow forest paths. This is an attractive melody reminiscent of melodies composed by the Bemba of Northern Rhodesia which are also characterized by singing in parallel thirds. Work song with basket rattle.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Arwa Otieno

- Ogalo Mirasi, Hugh Tracey

Asazi kambe (We don't know what will happen)

- Men of Tuku's of Tuku Location, Hugh Tracey

Asimati kotokoto

- Chewa women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Chewa women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Kasungu f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja/Chewa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/159556 , vital:40311 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR095-01
  • Description: "A Simati stole the money of A Kesi, he stole the money." 'A Kesi' - 'A' is the honorofic prefix, equivalent to the use of 'Mr' in English, when placed before a proper name. This theft occured just one month previously in April 1958 when A Simati is said to have stolen six pounds sent by post from the Mkoma mission to A Kesi, a woman of this village. The case was tried and A Simati was convicted. The woman at once lampooned him in this song for all to hear. Swift community retribution for his crime. Chintali dance with bass drum.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Asiyoyetha, lengoma yeye Badala (This song is not ours, it is Badala's)

- Young girls and boys of Durban location, Hugh Tracey

Asonga omwami tagayala

- Abalere ba Kabaka, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Abalere ba Kabaka , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kampala f-ug
  • Language: Ganda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170608 , vital:41941 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0137-03
  • Description: This song warns a man to be good and a faithful servant once he is entrusted with service by his master. A man must respect the messenger of a chief for he is sent by the Chief himself. He must respect a man in authority even though he is of small stature for he represents the King. Morality song with 3 Ndere flutes, end blown, notched, open, 1 cylindrical drum, pinned, footed (-14.01201-), 3 conical drums, laced, 2 played with hands and 1 with sticks. (-14.22301-).
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Ata pikure katenge (You will turn the mortar)

- Chimwala Ganiziechi and Mwamadi Lokote, Hugh Tracey

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