Seyo
- Group of Luba soilders, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Group of Luba soilders , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Katanga f-rh
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182218 , vital:43811 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR178-05
- Description: The drum happened to be a Chokwe drum and was borrowed by this Luba group. "I do not have to call a girl, she comes because of my uniform." The age old fascination for the man in uniform appeard to hold good for the khaki uniform of African askari in the Congo also. Kalinda dance.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
- Authors: Group of Luba soilders , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Katanga f-rh
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182218 , vital:43811 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR178-05
- Description: The drum happened to be a Chokwe drum and was borrowed by this Luba group. "I do not have to call a girl, she comes because of my uniform." The age old fascination for the man in uniform appeard to hold good for the khaki uniform of African askari in the Congo also. Kalinda dance.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Gulugufe (The butterfly)
- S. R. Chitalo and De Ndirande Pitch Crooners, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: S. R. Chitalo and De Ndirande Pitch Crooners , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Blantyre f-rh
- Language: Nyanja/Chewa/Chichewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/155544 , vital:39892 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR086-08
- Description: Taken from a well known Kreisler melody."When he dies you should not cry, but just let the tears fall from your eyes." The melody is believed have been copied from Johannesburg recordings. Topical song with guitar.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: S. R. Chitalo and De Ndirande Pitch Crooners , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Blantyre f-rh
- Language: Nyanja/Chewa/Chichewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/155544 , vital:39892 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR086-08
- Description: Taken from a well known Kreisler melody."When he dies you should not cry, but just let the tears fall from your eyes." The melody is believed have been copied from Johannesburg recordings. Topical song with guitar.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Khajoane (The mountain eagle)
- Authors: Theko Moshesh , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Africa South Africa Matatiele f-sa
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151610 , vital:39147 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR064-16
- Description: The Lesiba is a wind blown stringed instrument, mostly played by herd boys as they herd their cattle on the hills. It consists of a slightly bent stick of abour 36-40 long. Along one side is strained a string, sometimes of horse hair or sinew, to one end of which is attached a section of fowl's quill. This is held in place by placing it between small double wedges held firmly in a small hole drilled into that end of the stick. Self-delectative song with Lesiba stick zither with quill.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Theko Moshesh , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Africa South Africa Matatiele f-sa
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151610 , vital:39147 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR064-16
- Description: The Lesiba is a wind blown stringed instrument, mostly played by herd boys as they herd their cattle on the hills. It consists of a slightly bent stick of abour 36-40 long. Along one side is strained a string, sometimes of horse hair or sinew, to one end of which is attached a section of fowl's quill. This is held in place by placing it between small double wedges held firmly in a small hole drilled into that end of the stick. Self-delectative song with Lesiba stick zither with quill.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Ngodo of Cabo Wukwane: Muchuio movement
- Ngodo xylophone orchestra (Performers), C. Zandamela (Composer), Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Ngodo xylophone orchestra (Performers) , C. Zandamela (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Orchestral music , Xylophone with orchestra , Rattle (Musical instrument) , Horn (Musical instrument) , Africa Mozambique Inharrime f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132504 , vital:36845 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR006-13
- Description: two movements from Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Cabo Wukwane with 8 xylophones and 1 rattle
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
- Authors: Ngodo xylophone orchestra (Performers) , C. Zandamela (Composer) , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1955
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Orchestral music , Xylophone with orchestra , Rattle (Musical instrument) , Horn (Musical instrument) , Africa Mozambique Inharrime f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132504 , vital:36845 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR006-13
- Description: two movements from Ngodo xylophone orchestral dance of Cabo Wukwane with 8 xylophones and 1 rattle
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1955
Yalambula masaza
- Zakaria Kasasa, 'Endongo za Baganda'., Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Zakaria Kasasa, 'Endongo za Baganda'. , 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/10962/170489 , vital:41929 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0136-12
- Description: "The Kabaka visits all the Ssaza country chiefs and the whole country. He looks very well and distingusished in his uniform." Then as an after thought he adds, "I like a friend who likes me." Topical song with 8 string bowl lyre Endongo, one string bowl lute lute Ndingidi, one conical laced drum Ntenga.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
- Authors: Zakaria Kasasa, 'Endongo za Baganda'. , 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/10962/170489 , vital:41929 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0136-12
- Description: "The Kabaka visits all the Ssaza country chiefs and the whole country. He looks very well and distingusished in his uniform." Then as an after thought he adds, "I like a friend who likes me." Topical song with 8 string bowl lyre Endongo, one string bowl lute lute Ndingidi, one conical laced drum Ntenga.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Uya muona Mbelwa (You will see my Chief Mbelwa)
- Timeyo Muandila, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Timeyo Muandila , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Folk music--Malawi , Songs, Zulu , Zulu (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Mbelwa f-mw
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160862 , vital:40555 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR099-12
- Description: This Gubu bow seems to be related to the Zulu 'Ugubu' in name, but Natal would be called Makweyena. The bow was tuned to two fundamental notes 93 and 74 vs. with a stopped note of 98 vs. It was 5 ft. 7 inches long and the stopped note was produced by pressing the knuckle of the second finger of the right hand onto the string. "You have seen a young man waering feathers." Praise song with Gubu stressed musical bow.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
- Authors: Timeyo Muandila , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Folk music--Malawi , Songs, Zulu , Zulu (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Mbelwa f-mw
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160862 , vital:40555 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR099-12
- Description: This Gubu bow seems to be related to the Zulu 'Ugubu' in name, but Natal would be called Makweyena. The bow was tuned to two fundamental notes 93 and 74 vs. with a stopped note of 98 vs. It was 5 ft. 7 inches long and the stopped note was produced by pressing the knuckle of the second finger of the right hand onto the string. "You have seen a young man waering feathers." Praise song with Gubu stressed musical bow.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
Chibudu Intermezzo
- Komukomu waSimbi (Leader), Tracey, Hugh
- Authors: Komukomu waSimbi (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Banguza f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194653 , vital:45474 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR207-10
- Description: Komukomu started this attractive melody very quickly while a few members of the orchestra interpolated occasional notes. When we recorded this item they played rather more loudly than before and lost something of the charm of this solo performance. As the road to Regulo Banguza's village was at the time impassable, Komukomu and his musicians walked over to Mavila's village with their instruments for this recording, a distance of about six miles. The drift across the river was temporarily out of use on account of recent floods. Movement from the dance, with Timbila xylophones and in the Ngeniso movement with drum (single headed closed goblet) with 4 players (-14.52102-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
- Authors: Komukomu waSimbi (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Banguza f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194653 , vital:45474 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR207-10
- Description: Komukomu started this attractive melody very quickly while a few members of the orchestra interpolated occasional notes. When we recorded this item they played rather more loudly than before and lost something of the charm of this solo performance. As the road to Regulo Banguza's village was at the time impassable, Komukomu and his musicians walked over to Mavila's village with their instruments for this recording, a distance of about six miles. The drift across the river was temporarily out of use on account of recent floods. Movement from the dance, with Timbila xylophones and in the Ngeniso movement with drum (single headed closed goblet) with 4 players (-14.52102-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Chiterere chanakazi
- Jespar Lungu and is wife, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Jespar Lungu and is wife , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- 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/10962/184427 , vital:44221 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR185-04
- Description: The man is singing, partly in Falsetto, a duet with his wife. Self delectative song with Kalimba, eleven notes, fan and external resonator
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Jespar Lungu and is wife , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- 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/10962/184427 , vital:44221 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR185-04
- Description: The man is singing, partly in Falsetto, a duet with his wife. Self delectative song with Kalimba, eleven notes, fan and external resonator
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Gunde (Gunde and the crocodile)
- Kezia Chilumpha and girls, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Kezia Chilumpha and girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Dedza f-mw
- Language: Nyanja/Chewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160251 , vital:40426 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR097-10
- Description: "Gunde, yes, who is the man brave enough to take the 'wife' of the crocodile. There was once a certain woman who killed her only child and buried her outside the hut. After a while only the skelton remained and the rain fell and washed away the earth, exposing a leg. A crocodile nearby dug up all the bones joined them together and made another child out of them. "Who has done this" the woman cried. Now the child grew up with the crocodile and became a beautiful girl. So the mother sang. "Who is brave enough to take my daughter from the crocodile." No one in the village was brave enough so the crocodile kept his girl from himself. The mother continually came to the lake to sing for her daughter. One day the daughter heard her mother and as the crocodile was away she came out and went with her to the village. But the crocodile came and begged for the girl as he himself had brought her up and given her life. The mother could not refuse him and so the daughter went back to the lake and married the crocodile. Nthano story song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Kezia Chilumpha and girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Dedza f-mw
- Language: Nyanja/Chewa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160251 , vital:40426 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR097-10
- Description: "Gunde, yes, who is the man brave enough to take the 'wife' of the crocodile. There was once a certain woman who killed her only child and buried her outside the hut. After a while only the skelton remained and the rain fell and washed away the earth, exposing a leg. A crocodile nearby dug up all the bones joined them together and made another child out of them. "Who has done this" the woman cried. Now the child grew up with the crocodile and became a beautiful girl. So the mother sang. "Who is brave enough to take my daughter from the crocodile." No one in the village was brave enough so the crocodile kept his girl from himself. The mother continually came to the lake to sing for her daughter. One day the daughter heard her mother and as the crocodile was away she came out and went with her to the village. But the crocodile came and begged for the girl as he himself had brought her up and given her life. The mother could not refuse him and so the daughter went back to the lake and married the crocodile. Nthano story song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Maboko (Praises)
- The Chief's praiser, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: The Chief's praiser , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Kwena (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Botswana Molepolole f-bs
- Language: Tswana/Kwena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162808 , vital:40985 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0109-08
- Description: Praises for the present Chief Kgosi Sechele II. O.B.E. A Maboko verse.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: The Chief's praiser , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Kwena (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Botswana Molepolole f-bs
- Language: Tswana/Kwena
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162808 , vital:40985 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0109-08
- Description: Praises for the present Chief Kgosi Sechele II. O.B.E. A Maboko verse.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
Umuhororo
- Authors: Tutsi men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Rwanda , Tutsi (African people) , Hutu (African people) , Batwa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Rwanda Nyanza f-rw
- Language: Kinyarwanda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183606 , vital:44013 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR181-05
- Description: Composed for the opening of a new mission. Sung in praise of a hill on which a new church was built. The Tutsi singers are all members of a local club for evolues (clerks) etc. called 'La Jeuness du Ruanda'-the youth of Ruanda (Rwanda). The melody is clearly of foreign origin yet a certain indigenous quality remains. Praise song
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
- Authors: Tutsi men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Rwanda , Tutsi (African people) , Hutu (African people) , Batwa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Rwanda Nyanza f-rw
- Language: Kinyarwanda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183606 , vital:44013 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR181-05
- Description: Composed for the opening of a new mission. Sung in praise of a hill on which a new church was built. The Tutsi singers are all members of a local club for evolues (clerks) etc. called 'La Jeuness du Ruanda'-the youth of Ruanda (Rwanda). The melody is clearly of foreign origin yet a certain indigenous quality remains. Praise song
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Ngano zwano twokuruma (The story of the people who were digging)
- Authors: Jobi Chaliwepa , 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/10962/138526 , vital:37646 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR044-04
- Description: The response is "Kalanga-ti". The burden of this story is that a certain man with only one testicle could not walk like other men, but walked with a limp on account of his physical peculiarity. Story with song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Jobi Chaliwepa , 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/10962/138526 , vital:37646 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR044-04
- Description: The response is "Kalanga-ti". The burden of this story is that a certain man with only one testicle could not walk like other men, but walked with a limp on account of his physical peculiarity. Story with song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Mzeno wa Nyakutowo
- Players and dancers of the Migodo of Zavala and Nyakutowo, Boti Mwene, Tracey, Hugh
- Authors: Players and dancers of the Migodo of Zavala and Nyakutowo , Boti Mwene , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1963
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Zavala f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/190192 , vital:44972 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR197-05
- Description: It is interesting to note that the tuning of this Timbila orchestra has remained virtually unchanged for the past 23 years since I first measured it. In 1940 the tonic was 4 vs. higher and except for the fourth note of the present scale which is 8 vs, sharp the pitch of the rest of the scale is almost identical with that of Katini, the famous musician and leader of Zavala's Timbila Ngodo between 1930-1950 (see "Chopi musicians" by Hugh Tracey. Oxford University Press) In this movement of the Ngodo, Mzeno, the dancers come nearer the orchestra of Timbila and sing the 'great song' repeating each verse twice. At 3m. 45s., the dance leader whistles for the last verse, which starts at 3,. 55s. The tuning 496, 448, 408, 372, 328, 304, 276, 248 vs. Dance with orchestra of 15 Timbila and 4 Njele rattles.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963
- Authors: Players and dancers of the Migodo of Zavala and Nyakutowo , Boti Mwene , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1963
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Zavala f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/190192 , vital:44972 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR197-05
- Description: It is interesting to note that the tuning of this Timbila orchestra has remained virtually unchanged for the past 23 years since I first measured it. In 1940 the tonic was 4 vs. higher and except for the fourth note of the present scale which is 8 vs, sharp the pitch of the rest of the scale is almost identical with that of Katini, the famous musician and leader of Zavala's Timbila Ngodo between 1930-1950 (see "Chopi musicians" by Hugh Tracey. Oxford University Press) In this movement of the Ngodo, Mzeno, the dancers come nearer the orchestra of Timbila and sing the 'great song' repeating each verse twice. At 3m. 45s., the dance leader whistles for the last verse, which starts at 3,. 55s. The tuning 496, 448, 408, 372, 328, 304, 276, 248 vs. Dance with orchestra of 15 Timbila and 4 Njele rattles.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963
Mnyamata (Young man why dont you marry?)
- Frank Nantibule, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Frank Nantibule , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Salima f-rh
- Language: Nyanja/Mang'anja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/155892 , vital:39928 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR088-10
- Description: The singer makes only the simplest remarks in his lyric such as "Go to Jubeki" (Johannesburg). Self delectative song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Frank Nantibule , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Salima f-rh
- Language: Nyanja/Mang'anja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/155892 , vital:39928 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR088-10
- Description: The singer makes only the simplest remarks in his lyric such as "Go to Jubeki" (Johannesburg). Self delectative song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Tomujayi muntu mwana mwanike angu (Don't kill anyone, my brother's son)
- Siachema and his friends, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Siachema and his friends , 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/10962/138099 , vital:37593 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-14
- Description: "If you kill someone; you will go to prison at Gwembe. They will bring ropes to tie your hands and feet. What has tempted you to kill people? You must think of what I'm telling you now." Tuning of the instrument:- 592, 528, 480, 432, 400, 356, 320, 296, 264, 240 vps. Morality song with Kankowela mbira, fanshaped, with external resonator.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Siachema and his friends , 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/10962/138099 , vital:37593 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-14
- Description: "If you kill someone; you will go to prison at Gwembe. They will bring ropes to tie your hands and feet. What has tempted you to kill people? You must think of what I'm telling you now." Tuning of the instrument:- 592, 528, 480, 432, 400, 356, 320, 296, 264, 240 vps. Morality song with Kankowela mbira, fanshaped, with external resonator.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Klusi Malorato tlaa o bone (Chief Lencoe's horses)
- Group of small children, boys and girls, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Group of small children, boys and girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Witkleigat f-sa
- Language: Tswana/Hurutshe
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166305 , vital:41349 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0117-10
- Description: "Sister Malorato, come and see how the chief's horses triple. They triple and gaze fetlocks." The children were from 4 to 3 years old. Party song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: Group of small children, boys and girls , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Witkleigat f-sa
- Language: Tswana/Hurutshe
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166305 , vital:41349 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0117-10
- Description: "Sister Malorato, come and see how the chief's horses triple. They triple and gaze fetlocks." The children were from 4 to 3 years old. Party song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
Kemai I
- Kayoka Ladislas with Kankolongo Alidor, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Kayoka Ladislas with Kankolongo Alidor , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Kandakanda f-rh
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182577 , vital:43843 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR178-11
- Description: Lupungu is the Chief of the Sankua district. The higher instrument is called Chisanzhi tendo and the other, an octave lower is Chisanzhi chinene. Instrumental pieces, with two Chisanzhi Likembe
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
- Authors: Kayoka Ladislas with Kankolongo Alidor , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1952
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Kandakanda f-rh
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182577 , vital:43843 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR178-11
- Description: Lupungu is the Chief of the Sankua district. The higher instrument is called Chisanzhi tendo and the other, an octave lower is Chisanzhi chinene. Instrumental pieces, with two Chisanzhi Likembe
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1952
Siti, musikana adadeka (Siti, the beautiful girl)
- Saini Murira, Chingaipa Madzikuminga, Zhogi Muzengedza and Saini Madera, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Saini Murira, Chingaipa Madzikuminga, Zhogi Muzengedza and Saini Madera , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Sena , Songs, Tonga (Nyasa) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Sena (African people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mkota, Mtoko District f-rh
- Language: Sena , Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/156519 , vital:40012 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR091-11
- Description: The drum player hits the side of the drum with his stick, the membrane with his fingers as well as playing strong notes with the stick and his hand. Party song with three Matebe.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
- Authors: Saini Murira, Chingaipa Madzikuminga, Zhogi Muzengedza and Saini Madera , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1958
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Sena , Songs, Tonga (Nyasa) , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Sena (African people) , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Mkota, Mtoko District f-rh
- Language: Sena , Tonga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/156519 , vital:40012 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR091-11
- Description: The drum player hits the side of the drum with his stick, the membrane with his fingers as well as playing strong notes with the stick and his hand. Party song with three Matebe.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1958
Leboko II
- a, b and c. Labims Keebine. d and e. Joseph Modisi Moiloa, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: a, b and c. Labims Keebine. d and e. Joseph Modisi Moiloa , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Dinokana f-sa
- Language: Tswana/Hurutshe
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/165832 , vital:41286 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0115-07
- Description: At the time of recording this village was much divided on account of the political questions of the continuity of the Chieftainship. One acting Chief had been deposed and was living in Bechuanaland and another Chief was acting in his place. The speaker, who composed and read the praises of his elder brother, the present acting Chief, had been a teacher in their village for 38 years. Moiloa II was the original Chief after whom the reserve was named, about 1880 (died 1886). Ikalafeng succeeded hs grandfather Moiloa in 1887 and died in 1894. Pogiso II (Abram) the ex-Chief of the Moiloa Reserve, is still alive. Praise songs for a) Chief Moiloa II, b) Chief Ikalafeng, c) Chief Pogiso II, d) Chief Diutloiling wa Sebogodi. e) Chief Michael Bagatsu Moiloa.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
- Authors: a, b and c. Labims Keebine. d and e. Joseph Modisi Moiloa , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1959
- Subjects: Folk songs, Tswana , Tswana (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Dinokana f-sa
- Language: Tswana/Hurutshe
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/165832 , vital:41286 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0115-07
- Description: At the time of recording this village was much divided on account of the political questions of the continuity of the Chieftainship. One acting Chief had been deposed and was living in Bechuanaland and another Chief was acting in his place. The speaker, who composed and read the praises of his elder brother, the present acting Chief, had been a teacher in their village for 38 years. Moiloa II was the original Chief after whom the reserve was named, about 1880 (died 1886). Ikalafeng succeeded hs grandfather Moiloa in 1887 and died in 1894. Pogiso II (Abram) the ex-Chief of the Moiloa Reserve, is still alive. Praise songs for a) Chief Moiloa II, b) Chief Ikalafeng, c) Chief Pogiso II, d) Chief Diutloiling wa Sebogodi. e) Chief Michael Bagatsu Moiloa.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959
Wasepuka na mbuzi
- Wareni Mkwandawiri, Henga and Nyanja grils of Blantyre Secondary School, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Wareni Mkwandawiri , Henga and Nyanja grils of Blantyre Secondary School , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Mzimba f-mw
- Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185804 , vital:44432 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR190-02
- Description: There was once a pair of twin boys who were herding their goats. They decided to try to find out which was the fatter abd so they cut each other's stomach open to find out. The second twin died from the woound. A bird saw all this and went to tell their parents. When questioned the other twin lied saying that the second twin had been gored by a goat. Thereupon the people took the twin and killed him too for killing his twin brother. (The story was not fully finished on the record). Story with song
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950
- Authors: Wareni Mkwandawiri , Henga and Nyanja grils of Blantyre Secondary School , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1950
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Tumbuka , Tumbuka (African people) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Mzimba f-mw
- Language: Tumbuka , Chewa, Chichewa, Nyanja
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185804 , vital:44432 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR190-02
- Description: There was once a pair of twin boys who were herding their goats. They decided to try to find out which was the fatter abd so they cut each other's stomach open to find out. The second twin died from the woound. A bird saw all this and went to tell their parents. When questioned the other twin lied saying that the second twin had been gored by a goat. Thereupon the people took the twin and killed him too for killing his twin brother. (The story was not fully finished on the record). Story with song
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1950