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Kitwekize kya Winyi Part I

- Bomera and Tibuhoire, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Bomera and Tibuhoire , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kikali f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169715 , vital:41791 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0132-12
  • Description: One of the traditional methods of reciting praises in this country is for the reciter to manipulate a marionette, in this case the skin with head and legs of a small civet cat. The animal is decorated with bead necklets and a small bell which can be heard during the recitation by the two men. The leader manipulated the civet cat with his hand inside the skin as a glove puppet. Winiyi is one of the names of the Mukama, the king of Bunyoro (Now Sir Winyi). Praise song, with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Kitwekize kya Winyi Part II

- Bomera and Tibuhoire, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Bomera and Tibuhoire , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kikali f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169724 , vital:41792 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0132-13
  • Description: One of the traditional methods of reciting praises in this country is for the reciter to manipulate a marionette, in this case the skin with head and legs of a small civet cat. The animal is decorated with bead necklets and a small bell which can be heard during the recitation by the two men. The leader manipulated the civet cat with his hand inside the skin as a glove puppet. Winiyi is one of the names of the Mukama, the king of Bunyoro (Now Sir Winyi). Praise song, with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Kotabijuba

- Stephen Kaholya, Nyoro men of Bunyoro District, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kotabijuba

- Stephen Kaholya and Nyoro men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Stephen Kaholya and Nyoro men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Hoima f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169742 , vital:41794 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0132-15
  • Description: The subjects of these short dance songs, such as this, they say, may be lazy people who do not weed their gardens or banana plantations or those who drink too much banana beer. The eight horn blowers stand in a row with the women opposite them while the dancers strut in between. The Engwara horns are built up of sections of gourds bound together with plantain string and re-inforced longitudinally by lathes of bamboo. The are side blown and have a hole at the small end so as to produce two notes each. They vary in size from about 12 inches to approximately 36 inches. Engwara N'orunyege dance song for men, with Engwara side blown horns, Ebinyege rattles and clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Kotabijuba

- Stephen Kaholya, Nyoro men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kuhiga

- Haya men and Jason the Chief's hunting dog, Hugh Tracey

Kuhiga

- Haya men of Bukoba District, Performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kukoikya

- Chief Ochaki Rwamba, performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kukoikya (Riddles)

- Chief Ochaki Rwamba, Hugh Tracey

Kurungi Ngewyo

- Fersia Binoberwa, Ruguru girls, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kurungi Ngweyo

- Fersia Binoberwa with Ruguru girls, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Fersia Binoberwa with Ruguru girls , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Nyankole (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Rubirizi f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro , Nyankole
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169991 , vital:41846 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0134-04
  • Description: Song praising the beauties of their land, the Banyaguru county, with its many crater lakes along the edge of the rift valley, its fresh and its bananas. The style of singing suggested foreign influence although the singers assured us it was indigenous. Patriotic song, used as dance song for boys and girls, with two conical drums, laced, single and a raft rattle.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Kyamukuku

- Sergent Joseph Musisi and Bamba men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Sergent Joseph Musisi and Bamba men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Nyankole (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bundibugyo f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro , Nyankole
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170452 , vital:41924 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0136-08
  • Description: "Who has the authority in this place?" "After the white man comes the Chief and after the Chief it is the Sergent who has the authority." This song was perfomed by two convicts from the local prison let out for the occasion. They were accomapanied by the Sergent in charge of the prison who sang jovially with his arms around his wards shoulders. Humorous song with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Kyanda

- Kawasunga, Toro women of Toro District, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kyanda

- Kawasunga and Toro women, Hugh Tracey

Kyanyina Maraiga

- Felisiano Karungula with Haya boys, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Felisiano Karungula with Haya boys , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Bukoba f-tz
  • Language: Nyoro , Haya
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/172631 , vital:42232 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR146-15
  • Description: Kyayina Maraiga is the name of a certain woman who played the Nyimba gourd rattles very well. She was popular on this account. She also had a large shamba or garden of cassava. The song speeds up considerably towards the end. Ruyaigo dance song for boys and girls, with conical laced drum, 1 gourd rattle (-12.54-) and clapping (-12.03-).
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Kyanyina Maraiga

- Felisiano Karungula, Haya men of Bukoba District, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kyebambi

- Yohana Nyakayonga, and Ntimbo Royal drummers, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Yohana Nyakayonga, and Ntimbo Royal drummers , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kikali f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169706 , vital:41790 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0132-11
  • Description: The little drums, with membranes of iguana, water lizard, skin are most musical and respond to every finesse of fingering. The are traditionally associated with the royal songs of Bunyoro. This song refers to a previous Mukama of Bunyoro, Kyebambi, who, they say, was much loved by his people. Rukidi wa Mukama about 20 years ago, (1930) and he was followed by Kyebambi, they said. Ntimbo praise song with four Ntimbo Goblet drums, pinned, open, ling stem and small foot. For holding under the arm (not for standing).
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Kyenda ali mugenyi

- Bachumirwa Tugwenderwa, performer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kyenda ali mugenyi

- Bachumirwa Tugwenderwa, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Bachumirwa Tugwenderwa , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Hoima f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169675 , vital:41785 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0132-08
  • Description: This is an interesting instrument as it was bought from Aluur, who tune their instruments to a four interval scale. The first song is about the father who looked after his daughter strictly to the disamy of the lads of the willage. The second is about a vain girl who preened herself and walked along the road to attract people. Topical song with Likembe.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Losunga Bakali

- Abugu Kisukwe and Bamba men, Hugh Tracey

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