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Fila II

- Group of Luba Men, Hugh Tracey

Kanenga

- Louis Mulowa, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Louis Mulowa , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mwinilunga f-za
  • Language: Lunda , Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182985 , vital:43900 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-14
  • Description: A player was sorry when his friend finished his food so he sat down to sing to his Chisanzhi Mbira. It is not easy to understand the relationships between the pitch of the instrument and the pitch of the players voice. It appears to be consistant and must therefore bear some relationship in his mind. The scale of his Chisanzhi was:- 424, 380, 344, 304, 280, 266, 232, 212 vs. The tips of the players fingers were constantly moist and sticky and he kept a supply of dry sand beside him to rub on his finger tips before playing. Personal laments, with Chizanzhi Mbira
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mambala I

- Group of Luba women and 3 drummers, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Luba women and 3 drummers , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Lubilashi f-cg
  • Language: Lunda , Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182949 , vital:43896 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-10
  • Description: This cheereful music gives no impression at all of being associated with a funeral, but the singers stated that it was so. The three drums were called respectively:- DITUMBA weighted with wax, with a mirliton, (lutanda). GATUMBATUMBA which was neither weighted nor had a mirliton. MUTUMBI weighted with wax but without miriliton. The singing gourds were the usual empty gourds commonly used by Luba women. Funeral dance song, with 3 goblet drums, closed, pinned, with mirliton, and 2 singing gourds
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mambala II

- Group of Luba women and 3 drummers, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Luba women and 3 drummers , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Congo (Democratic Republic) Lubilashi f-cg
  • Language: Lunda , Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182958 , vital:43897 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-11
  • Description: A song typical of most funeral songs by Luba women, with a cheerful theme assisted by the strange sound of the singing horns. The three drums were called respectively:- DITUMBA weighted with wax, with a mirliton, (lutanda). GATUMBATUMBA which was neither weighted nor had a mirliton. MUTUMBI weighted with wax but without miriliton. The singing gourds were the usual empty gourds commonly used by Luba women. Funeral dance song, with 3 goblet drums, closed, pinned, with mirliton, and 2 singing gourds
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mbanda wa Sikinta

- Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men, Hugh Tracey

Muta

- Louis Mulowa, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Louis Mulowa , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mwinilunga f-za
  • Language: Lunda , Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182998 , vital:43901 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-15
  • Description: When the people were dancing together they were called because it was time to go. They were sorry to break up the party and leave the dance. It is not easy to understand the relationships between the pitch of the instrument and the pitch of the players voice. It appears to be consistant and must therefore bear some relationship in his mind. The scale of his Chisanzhi was:- 424, 380, 344, 304, 280, 266, 232, 212 vs. The tips of the players fingers were constantly moist and sticky and he kept a supply of dry sand beside him to rub on his finger tips before playing. Personal laments, with Chizanzhi Mbira
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mwa mwena dehe-ye-yele

- Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men, Hugh Tracey

Mwanami waya mwiyawu

- Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men, Hugh Tracey

Na katingili na shikatingili

- Children of the Mindola African school, Hugh Tracey

Nse-nse tubatwalilile

- Children of the Mindola African school, Hugh Tracey

Tutole kantu panshi

- Children of the Mindola African school, Hugh Tracey

Udina kuzara ndowayami

- Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mwinilunga f-za
  • Language: Lunda , Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182877 , vital:43888 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-02
  • Description: "My wife is shivering." A short phrase is quite sufficient upon which to hang the melody and rhythm for the local dance. The Luunda come to the mines of the Copperbelt in large numbers from their home in the north western districts of Northern Rhodesia. In common with many other African folk singers there is a gradual rise in pitch during this song. The empty bottles of different sizes are struck with light pieces of iron, such as 6" nails, or small bolts. Four Sikinta dance song with struck bottles
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  • Date Issued: 1952
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