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Mayo mulume wandi nichinshele (Mother, my husband is a good for nothing)

- Edward Shoni and group of 6 Aushi men, Hugh Tracey

Mayo, mayo (Mother, mother)

- William Siwale and 3 friends, Hugh Tracey

Mazha

- Group of 6 Luba men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of 6 Luba men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kasai f-cg
  • Language: Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137680 , vital:37549 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR039-03
  • Description: "Masha" , the player of the female xylophone turned his left hand rubber-headed beater around, and hit the tonic (194 vs) continously while playing normally with the right hand, after the fashion of the Kanyoka players. The male range is 194 vs through two octaves and 1 note to 880. The female has two notes below 194 i.e. 160 and 144. 194 appears to be the tone centre. The scale of the instrument as follows: 880 776, 640, 576, 520, 480, 440, 388, 320, 288, 260, 240, 220, 194, 160. Ceremonial pieces for a Chief with 2 Siimba xylophones, 3 goblet drums, pinned, weighted, closed, with mitlitons and hand beaten.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mbainaka (Farewell-I am going)

- Alexis Chovu and group of 12 Bena Shimba women, Hugh Tracey

Mbaya mwana wane bamutya cimbwe (Mbaya, my child, is called a hyena)

- Ruben Tankadi Mbuluwundi and group of 5 Tumbuka men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Ruben Tankadi Mbuluwundi and group of 5 Tumbuka men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Malawi , Tumbuka (African people)--Music , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Rumpi f-mw
  • Language: Tumbuka
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/140216 , vital:37849 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR054-06
  • Description: A man who was working away from home on the Copper Mines, had a girl sent to him to marry from his own village. But when she arrived she was so ugly he said: "Marry you, never! You look like a hyena!" So the girl went back and told her mother who rushed out of the house shouting to her husband in great hanger: "My child Mbaya has been called a hyena!" From what the Welfare officers say, it appears that this situation is a common experience on the Copperbelt where girls are frequently sent by their parents to get themselves married to their absent young men on the mines, with the same painful rebuff if not acceptable. Humorous song.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

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
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mbwiya ndalo Chalo

- Ilunga Patrice, Misomba Victor and friends, Tracey, Hugh

Mbwiya ndalo Chalo (Mbwiya, son of Chalo)

- Ilunga Patrice and Misomba Victor, and friends, Misomba Victor, Hugh Tracey

Mde dadanala

- Vho Musandiwa, Performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mdlankomo (Name)

- Group of Gcaleka women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Gcaleka women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Folk music , Africa South Africa Idutywa f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150921 , vital:39017 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR062-01
  • Description: This particular group was very simple. The reaction to hearing the loudspeaker was immediately to join in, and it appeared to take them some little time to realize that they were in fact hearing themselves, and not just listening to some other Gcaleka singing. Circumcision song for the Abakweta dance with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Me-me! Warira mpongo, warira mperera (Me-me, the goat is crying for the last piece of green food)

- Pansi Mwetwa and group of Tonga men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Pansi Mwetwa and group of Tonga men , 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/10962/138306 , vital:37621 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR042-18
  • Description: During the dry season and particulary before the summer rains begin in October to December, green food is scarce in the valley, and the domestic animals yearn for it, especially the goats. The entertainer no doubt likens himself to the goat straining for the tastely green food. Mendicant's song with sounds of stick in the background.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mfana wayigqaba i metarmapkos (The boys put coloured earth on their faces)

- Young men and boys, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Young men and boys , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Africa South Africa Peddie f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150643 , vital:38992 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR060-10
  • Description: The roaring or grunting in this dance song is a sound peculiar to the Xhosa. The Luo and Giriyama of Kenya also do it and some of the East Coast Swahili, notably in their religious songs. It is possibly a vestigial remain of Arab influence acquired during the tribe's sojourn in East Africa some 500 years ago. Mbayizelo dance song, with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mfazi potula indoda ilambile (Women, grind the mealies, your husband is hungry)

- Group of young Xhosa men and boys, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of young Xhosa men and boys , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Africa South Africa Kentani f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150709 , vital:38999 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR060-17
  • Description: Simple songs such as this form the foundation for equally simple dance steps. The dance is performed in file in a circle without much order or form and progression is achieved by taking forward and backward steps, the forward steps being slightly longer than the backward ones. Mbayizelo dance song, with harmonica.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mhala

- Group of old Xhosa men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of old Xhosa men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Willowvale f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136055 , vital:37332 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR028-02
  • Description: This song has no words, but anyone may put in interjections if he wishes. At one point a man praises the composer of this song. and later there are cries of encouragement- "Go on" - "Sing well" - "Make it a good song", and so on.- They were very pleased on hearing the closing shouts of approval when it was played back to them. Old people's song with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mhlahlo

- Xhosa men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Xhosa men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Xhosa (African people) , Africa South Africa Kentani f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/150721 , vital:39000 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR060-18
  • Description: This song was recorded by moonlight by a very gay and picturesquely dressed group of Xhosa people, young and old men and women. The garments were of pale ochre and yellow and many men and women were smoking pipes of great length, both bowl and stem. Clothes, tobacco pauches and necklaces all beautifully beaded. During the course of this song the owner of the nearest house shouted out: "Should not the owner of this place be paid?" When his voice came out loud and clear in the playback, all the people burst out laughing and he vanished amongst the crowd covered with embrrassment. Song for Mhlahlo dance, with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mhlahlo

- Five young Xhosa women and girls, performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mhlahlo

- Five young Ngqika women and girls (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Mhlahlo (Greetings)

- Group of old Xhosa me, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of old Xhosa me , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Willowvale f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136015 , vital:37327 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR028-01
  • Description: This song may be sung on any occasion by the older folk. It was explained that every ceremony or "occasion" , is opened by the singing of a "Mhlahlo" , which really means a 'begining' or opening song. Old people's greeting song with clapping
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mionde abana

- Ngoi Nono and Kabango Anastase with 9 Luba men, Hugh Tracey

Mishiba

- Group of 16 Bena Budia men, 16 Bena Budia men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of 16 Bena Budia men , 16 Bena Budia men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Ensemble playing , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
  • Language: Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/135567 , vital:37276 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR025-01
  • Description: This group were Bena Budia, a group allied to the Bekalehwe, who belong to the linguistic group of Luba/Songe. The ensemble of end-blown flutes consisted of three pitches, treble, tenor and bass, the middle register having several players holding a raft of 2 to 6 pipes and the bass and treble having 2 each only. Pipe ensemble with 2 weighted goblet drums, closed, hand beaten, and 16 sets of panpipes.
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  • Date Issued: 1957
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