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Masongano

- Chabarwa Musanda Sinyoro, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Masongano

- Chabarwa Musunda Sinyoro, performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Masongano

- Chabarwa Musunda Sinyoro, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Chabarwa Musunda Sinyoro , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1949
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Shona (African people) , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Zimbabwe , Africa Zimbabwe Salisbury f-rh
  • Language: Shona
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/180167 , vital:43328 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR172-05
  • Description: Of all the multiple souls, or Mashawi, with which each man and woman is blest, the Masangano or Parental souls are the most important. Continuity of the tribe is with most people a central belief and conviction. With the Karanga this is crystalized in the ritual of Masongano and of the Midzimu -the immediate dead. The Masongano are in the path. Mother, let me step over it. You, woman, when you are pregnant you are in the firplace, of that I am sure. When you eat pumpkins you must be uncomfortably full! Fair skinned women are thoughtless. Early in the morning they get up and go to the fireplace outside, you men. Short women are alert, and if I was asked about Zinembgwa, I would say it is a mature girl who cannot make fire. Leave your husband and let us dance. Anything that happens we will account for. What I have said is very little. Not enough to make you leave home! If women were eaten like meat, I would chose the rump steak. The rest of it I would throw to the dogs. Song for Mashawi souls with Njari (Mbira).
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  • Date Issued: 1949

Mateura wei

- Babu, Gumura, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Matye rupanga

- Manyika Highlanders, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Matye rupanga (Fear of the knife)

- Manyika Highlanders (group of singers at St. Augustine's Mission, Penhalonga), Hugh Tracey

Mazazaranda

- Gapura Gondongwe, Nyenyesa Gondongwe and Mike Gondongwe, Chadawuka, Tracey, Hugh

Mazizi aitukana

- Dawuramanzi, Performer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mbira dza wadzimo

- Chigogo, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mbiribiri

- Zakawa, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mbiriviri

- Simon Mashoko, Tracey, Hugh

Mbiriwiri

- Chabarwa Musunda Moyo, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Chabarwa Musunda Moyo , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1948
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Shona (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe Nedgiwe f-rh
  • Language: Shona
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/181511 , vital:43741 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR175-09
  • Description: This famous piece of music, here played brilliantly by Chabarwa Musunda Moyo was first recorded by me in 1933 when played by a musician called Chigogo. It is a progressive story of various experiences of a wandering player who meets different people along the path to each of whom he does a service and in turn they all give him a present with which he is able to benefit his next acquaintance. For many years I have attempted to locate the player in order to re-record his music on tape instead of on disc as this one, but so far in vain. No one knows where or how he is. Traditional airs on Njari dza maNjanjae
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  • Date Issued: 1948

Mbiriwiri

- Chabarwa Musunda Moyo, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mbiriwiri

- Zakawa, Performer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mbiriwiri ya Mondoro

- Manyoni Wanyamande, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Manyoni Wanyamande , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1949
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Shona (African people) , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Zimbabwe , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria f-rh
  • Language: Shona
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/180222 , vital:43334 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR172-11
  • Description: The name of this tune 'Mbiriwiri' has been associated with the playing of Mbira type instruments from time immemorial. In this case it is also connected with the spirit concept of the Mondoro or Lion spirit. The singer uses several quotations from older songs such as "Regai ndi baiwa ne banga chena, kufa kwandida." This is to be the prophet Chaminuka's last words when he was surrounded by Ndebele soilders who had come to kill him. They could not harm him and he died by being pierced in the armpit with a sharp knife held by a small boy. "Let me be stabbed by a bright knife, the death of my desiring." Song for Mashawi souls with Njari (Mbira).
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1949

Mbuya wasika waye

- Andireya, Majoweni, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mbuya wasika waye

- Majoweni Andireya, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Majoweni Andireya , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Shona (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe Sipungabera f-rh
  • Language: Shona
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/181727 , vital:43762 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR176-05
  • Description: Many men from the tribe on the eastern borders of Southern Rhodesia come 400 miles across the territory to this coal mine at Wankie near the Victoria falls where the song was recorded. This song was taken from a girl's song, often used they say, while grinding corn or millet on the grinding stone. Topical song with Mbira dza waNdau, resonated, with 26 notes
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Mcinanga

- Teacher Training College, Composer unknown, Tracey, Hugh

Meso Piriviri

- Salisbury Male Voice Choir, not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Miningwa, Miningwa chaenda mudondo

- Boys at Domboshawa School, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

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