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Iduma lya gebuza

- Boys of Kalana location, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Nonkala

- Cape inkspots of Grahamstown, Mpelho, Jury, Tracey, Hugh

Umngqungqo

- Women of Kalana location, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Quiz special

- Quiz quiz, Moyake, Sidney, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Quiz quiz , Moyake, Sidney , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1957-04-29
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Grahamstown f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/227514 , vital:49456 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT383-L4 , Research no. L1C3
  • Description: A town dance song accompanied by saxophone, guitar, trumpets, piano and drums.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957-04-29

Chibola mu lumbai

- Ester Bakankena, 12 Luba women, Hugh Tracey

Chiwawa mbuyu

- Lukwenya Simon and Lulua men, Hugh Tracey

E-ye-ye kusumbukila kulunda (The Lunda marriage)

- Group of 6 Lunda men. Leader: Conguboyi Ntambo, Hugh Tracey

Fasonti (Name of a man)

- 5 young Xhosa men and women, Hugh Tracey

Ihobe liyataka (Dove, don't run away, don't hop about)

- Group of young Mpondo married women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of young Mpondo married women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Lusikisiki f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136660 , vital:37402 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR033-01
  • Description: The clapping was done by striking the open palm of the right hand on the fist of the left, or cupped fingers of the left hand. This is called Umngcutsho. Part song with clapping.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Imfakadolo

- Iqela Labavumi bakwa Zwelithsa, Zwelitsha choral society, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Maiyo ewandaile kufwalu chikwembe (My mother taught me the proper way to dress)

- Isaac Matafwani and Sunkutu, Hugh Tracey

Mama Josefina

- Ilunga Patrice and Misomba Victor, and friends, Misomba Victor, 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.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Nonkala (The crab)

- Jury Mpelho, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Jury Mpelho , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Grahamstown f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/135934 , vital:37314 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR027-06
  • Description: The crab, being a water animal, is this case, a river crab, is being addressed as a diviner. The Xhosa believe their ancestral spirits inhabit streams. Topical song with dance band including saxaphone, double bass, guitar and drum
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Tandabala (Name of a man)

- Group of Lozi men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Lozi men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Lozi (African people) , Music--Zambia , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mangu f-za
  • Language: Lozi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139756 , vital:37779 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR051-05
  • Description: This song, they said, is sung normally by women at the end of a girl's initiation period - a time when songs mentioning taboo subjects are not frequently found in African societies. It appears that the use of a guitar in a song of this nature is unusual. Girl's initiation song with guitar, and bottle struck by a nail.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Ulo tixo omkhulu (God Almighty - The High God)

- Women of Tuku's Location, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Women of Tuku's Location , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Wedding music , Africa South Africa Peddie f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/135790 , vital:37299 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR026-06
  • Description: There is some doubt about the origin of this song. The singers claimed that it was a country song before Ntsikana used it as a hymn by the early part of the last century. Others affirm that Ntsikana himself composed it. In the 1700s Ntsikana prphesised that people would be coming from the North (the Fingos) and that the Whites would be coming with the Bible. The song was Ntsikana's own song and Rev. John Knox Bokwe set it in its present form, (information by his son J. T. Bokwe). During the song a man of about 35, danced a stamping dance. He was beautifully dressed in blanket edged with pale blue beads, wearing it like a train. He was also wearing several pounds worth of beads around his neck and torso. This song is sung at the weddings of the "Red Blanket" people. The dancer's beads were mostly in necklaces composed of strands of solid colour. He also wore double-stranded bracelets of pale blue and green beads. He carried a beautiful beaded animal skin, part of which had been sewn up to form a bag with a bead tasselled ornament. The blanket had rows and ornaments of pearl buttons sewn on it and was coloured with red ochre. Wedding song
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1957

Uzubale kakukhle (Write nicely)

- Iqela Labavumi bakwa Zwelitsha (Zwelitsha Choral Society), Hugh Tracey

Ye magwaza (To stab)

- Old Gcaleka men and women, Hugh Tracey

Awu ngali wanchumo

- Feliciano, Gomez Muntano, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Feliciano, Gomez Muntano , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1955-10-08
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Sul do Save f-mz
  • Language: Gitonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/226350 , vital:49323 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT367-J16 , Research no. H1P6b
  • Description: Indigenous folk song of lament with singing accompanied by a guitar.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1955-10-08

Sim'thi wakla

- Chief Buthelezi and his tribesmen and women, Composer unknown, Tracey, Hugh

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