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Chidanawana. 8th Movement

- Ngodo of Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Mavila , Shambini , 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/10962/190531 , vital:45003 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR198-09
  • Description: "This is not a bird which eats which eats the grain, it is an bird of the countryside. The people of Mavila worry us because of the praising of the Chief with the Timbila music. Now we begin the troubles with the Chief, with Chitambo, now we begin the troubles with the chief, with Chitmbo, with Matikiti and with Ndonga!" The sound expressed by the letter 'v' is the bilabial fricative but in this case sounds more like a 'w' (pronounced with a drawn lower lip) than a 'v'. Orchestral dance with 6 Timbila, 4 Sanzhe, 1 Debiinda, 1 Gulu and 1 rattle.
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Mabandhla. 12th Movement

- Ngodo of Regulo Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Regulo Mavila , Shambini , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1963
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Mavila f-mz
  • Language: Chopi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/191296 , vital:45080 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR199-04
  • Description: During this movement, pairs of dancers come out in turn from either end of the line and dance pas de deux front of the Timbila players until all have finished. Then the song is sung to finish the movement. "Good day Siliva, chief of Misawa! You, Siliva, you will never get a flgpole. You will be very poor. We are tired of cutting down mitowi trees." Siliva is the name of the present Chief Mavila. Orchestral dance with 6 Timbila xylophones, 4 Sanzhe (Alto), 1 Debiinda (Bass), 1 Gulu (Double Bass).
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Menzo. 10th Movement

- Ngodo of Regulo Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Regulo Mavila , Shambini , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1963
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Mavila f-mz
  • Language: Chopi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/191278 , vital:45078 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR199-02
  • Description: "The affairs, affairs of the chief. The partfidge will call, or another bird will sing. Ya, ya, la, la. Why is Ronwani so happy? because of the inheritance, because he will be chief. Masane weeps tears, Ya, ya, la, la. Abinele and Silive, headman of Mavila, are both well. Come all of you, you people, come and hear the orders, the instructions how to plough, to get corn in your lands. Ya, la, la, la. We men are being turned into women. Look at father Silive, he was called but refused to come! His mother, Zavale, did not allow him! Ya, la, la, la, la. All you people of Gaza, listen to this wonderful Mzeno of Timbilas." Orchestral dance with 6 Timbila xylophones, 4 Sanzhe (Alto), 1 Debiinda (Bass), 1 Gulu (Double Bass) and 1 Njele rattle.
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Msitso wa wumune. 4th Movement

- Ngodo of Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

Msitso wa wuraru. 3rd Movement

- Ngodo of Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Mavila , Shambini , 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/10962/190371 , vital:44988 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR198-03
  • Description: The third of a set of 5 orchestral introductions by Shambini. The main melody is carried by the left hand on Shambini's instrument and can be heard distinctly from 2m. 17s. to 2m. 50s. 0m. 42s. Solo Cadenza, Kuningeta. 0m. 45s. Msitso starts. Orchestral introduction with 6 Timbila xylophones, 4 Sanzhe (alto), 1 Debiinda (bass), 1 Gulu (double bass) and 1 Njele (rattle).
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Msitso wa wutlano. 5th Movement

- Ngodo of Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Mavila , Shambini , 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/10962/190470 , vital:44997 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR198-06
  • Description: With Tokozela cries after the opening Kuningeta cadenza and at the end. (41. 42s). The dance leader hits the ground with his dance shield (Kupeke hahatse). The women can be heard occasionally in the distance giving their ulutations, wo kulungela. 5th introduction with Tokozela cries, with 6 Timbila, 4 Sanzhe (alto), 1 Debiinda (bass), 1 Gulu (double bass), 1 Njele rattle.
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Msitso wawombidi. 2nd Movement (2nd Introduction)

- Ngodo of Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

Msitso wokata. (Analysis)

- Ngodo of Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Mavila , Shambini , 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/10962/190461 , vital:44996 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR198-05
  • Description: This experiment was done to show the action of the two hands in the part played by the leader of the Ngodo, Shambini. He establishes the tune by his Msitso wo khata and then gives a demonstration of left and right hand playing first in the middle register, then in the treble register, and lastly in the lower register. The demonstration follows this pattern. a. Start. Statment in middle register. b. Right hand. 0m. 17s. c. Both hands. 0m 36s. d. Left hand. 0m. 45s. e. Bth hands. 1m. 05s. up to top register 1m. 15s. f. Slight mistake here. g. Right hand 1m. 40s. h. Left hand 1m. 48s. i. Both hands 2m. 02s. Down to low register. j. Right hand 2m. 25s. k. Both hands 2m. 38s. l. Left hand 2m. 45s. m. Both hands 2m 55s. in middle register. n. Coda 3m. 18s. o. End 3m. 23s. An analysis with 1 Timbila (alto).
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Msitso wokata. 1st Movement (1st Introduction)

- Ngodo of Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Mavila , Shambini , 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/10962/190342 , vital:44985 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR198-01
  • Description: This is the first of a set of 5 Msitso or oechestral introductions, all of them composed by Shambini, the leader of the village orchestra or Ngodo. 0m. 51s. Solo introduction or Cadenza, Kunigeta. 0m. 56s. Msitso starts. The Ngodo of Mavila composed entirely by Shambini consists of these 13 movements:- Five Msitso introductions followed by (6) Ndano, (7) Ngeniso, (8) Chidanawana, (9) Shibudu, (10) Mzeno, (11) Msumeto, (12) Mabandla, and (13) the closing Msitso. This last Msitso being a repeat of the first Msitso has not been featured on the discs for lack of space. Tuning: 496, 456, 412, (368), 372, 336, 308, 276, 248 vs. The note 368 vs. was cracked and went flat. In spite of Shambini's attempt to correct it by thinning the ends, it proved too badly broken and was exchanged for a more taken from another Timbila (372 vs). Orchestral introductions with 6 Timbila xylophones, 4 Sanzhi (alto), 1 Debiinda (bass), 1 Gulu (double bass) and 1 Njele (rattle).
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Msumeto. 11th Movement

- Ngodo of Regulo Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Regulo Mavila , Shambini , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1963
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Mavila f-mz
  • Language: Chopi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/191287 , vital:45079 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR199-03
  • Description: In this movement the line of dancers retreats away from the orchestra back to its original position some ten paces away. "They will kill me, mother Nyavoto. They will kill me, mother Nyavoto. Because of my cotton fields." His cotton was growing better than those of the others. Orchestral dance with 6 Timbila xylophones, 4 Sanzhe (Alto), 1 Debiinda (Bass), 1 Gulu (Double Bass).
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Ndano. 6th Movement

- Ngodo of Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Mavila , Shambini , 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/10962/190501 , vital:45000 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR198-07
  • Description: In this case, the Ndano movement comes before Ngeniso which appears to be unusual. There were 16 dancers and they took their 'call' while away to one side. The order and style of movements is decided by the leader of the orchestra and the leader of the dancers between them and varies from village to village. The words of the verses which underkie this movement are not heard in this recording but only the Tokozela exclamations and cries. Orchestral dance with 6 Timbila, 4 Sanzhe, 1 Debiinda, 1 Gulu and 1 rattle.
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Ngeniso

- Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Shambini , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1963
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Mavila f-mz
  • Language: Chopi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/191316 , vital:45084 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR199-05
  • Description: Experiment in analytical recording. a. Right hand - 0m. 18s. b. Both hands. 0m. 31s. c. Left hand. 0m. 38s. d. Both hands. 0m. 53s. e. Up the instrument. 1m. 04s. f. Right hand. 1m. 15s. g. Both hands. 1m. 22s. h. Left hand. 1m. 27s. i. Both hands. 1m. 35s. j. Down the instrument. 1m. 43s. k. Right hand. 1m. 56s. l. Both hands. 2m. 06s. m. Left hand. 2m. 15s. n. Both hands. 2m. 27s. o. End. 2m. 42s. Calisto Zavala, a chopi xylophone player working near the library in South Africa found this recording very interesting and remarked that the analysis wouls be very helpful in learning to play this Ngeniso. Orchestral dance (left and right hand analysis) with 1 Timbila xylophone.
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Ngeniso. 7th Movement

- Ngodo of Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Ngodo of Mavila , Shambini , 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/10962/190523 , vital:45002 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR198-08
  • Description: "Talking, talking, just talking! Happily eating the food of the women! Tommorrow comes the trouble! Then you will not be able to recognise anybody there." The 'd' is implosive in the word Ndeko. The words of the lyric were not distinct as the dancers dancing in line opposite the timbila were too far away and too out of breath from their exhertions to make themselves heard. The words dictated to me by Shambini were as above. Orchestral dance with 6 Timbila, 4 Sanzhe, 1 Debiinda, 1 Gulu and 1 rattle.
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  • Date Issued: 1963

Shibudu. 9th Movement

- Ngodo of Regulo Mavila, Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

The Ngodo of Regulo Mavila

- Shambini, Tracey, Hugh

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