Eco bale mukanina bamayo (This is why you are being divorced, mama)
- Authors: Isaac Matafwani and Sunkutu , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Ruund (African people) , Ushi (African people) , Congo (Democratic Republic) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Fort Roseberry f-za
- Language: Aushi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/140038 , vital:37826 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR053-02
- Description: "This is why you are divorced, mama, it is because you go out and greet others familiarly, such as 'Good morning, Isaac.' Far away along the Ndola road is where I saw a Lamba man, who addressed me saying: "Isaac, you will not have any more children. This is your last child." The general burden of this song, like many others performed in industrial compounds, is both topical and critical of the morality of the present day mine worker in this environment. Topical song with guitar and bottle.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Ematambo waifwe bantu (The bones of the people)
- Authors: Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali and 2 friends , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Ushi (African people) , Music--Zambia , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Fort Roseberry f-za
- Language: Aushi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/140067 , vital:37829 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR053-04
- Description: "When you go on duty, someone else comes and makes love to your wife-that means a fine of much money. A the beer hall you go to drink eleven quarts of wine and then afterwards, go to make love to someone else's wife. And then-caught-you have to pay, and be despised by your own son and daughter. Morality song with guitar and bottle.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Emonti Mama Siyazalana (East London mother, we are related)
- Authors: Young girls and boys of Durban location , 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/10962/149431 , vital:38851 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR059-09
- Description: "Emonti" is the Xhosa name for East London. This song is performed before the wedding. A middle-aged man did a step-dance while the girls sang. The step-dance has no special significance but is performed on festive occassions. Wedding song with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Ezimaqiya (A woman's headdress)
- Authors: Group of old Hlubi men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Tembu (African people) , Field recordings , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Matatiele f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139555 , vital:37750 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR049-01
- Description: This rather mild-looking group were notable for a great variety of fur and feather headdresses, combined with porcupine quills. No particular pattern was follwed, simply the wearer's taste. The song is also sung on festive occassion. Post-initiation Giya dances with sticks.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Fasonti (Name of a man)
- Authors: 5 young 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/10962/150750 , vital:39002 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR061-02
- Description: The leading girl sings the melody at a lower pitch than the accompaniment sung by the chorus. This song is in praise of Fasonti; it is, they say, 'Fasonti's own personal song'. Intolombe dance for young people with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Fhano ho ḓa nnyi vho
- Authors: Thina maano Masala , performer not specified , composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Limpopo Province f-sa
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/409285 , vital:70574 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , JBFT20-KV18-KV7C4B
- Description: Indigenous music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Fulai sinali meya (An aeroplane flies very fast)
- Authors: Group of 6 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/10962/139841 , vital:37791 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR051-13
- Description: "An aeroplane flies fast. There was once a monkey who tried to catch an aeroplane, but he became exhausted and died." Topical song with Silimba xylophone with 9 notes.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Funguvhu ṱanzwa mulomo
- Authors: Nditsheni Ramuedi , performer not specified , composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Limpopo Province f-sa
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/405145 , vital:70143 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , JBFT14-KV1-KV1C13A
- Description: Indigenous music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Funguvhu ṱanzwa mulomo
- Authors: Freddie Muhali , performer not specified , composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Limpopo Province f-sa
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/405158 , vital:70144 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , JBFT14-KV1-KV1C3B
- Description: Indigenous music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Funguvhu ṱanzwa mulomo and kuḽa kwe' ndi vho nnyi vhala
- Authors: Takalani Temudzani , performer not specified , composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Limpopo Province f-sa
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/408996 , vital:70544 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , JBFT20-KV17-KV7C1C
- Description: Indigenous music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Funguvhu ṱanzwa mulomo and kuḽa kwe' ndi vho nnyi vhala
- Authors: Johannes Tshikudo , performer not specified , composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Limpopo Province f-sa
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/408986 , vital:70543 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , JBFT20-KV17-KV7C1B
- Description: Indigenous music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Gumbu ḽanga
- Authors: Freddie Maṱodzi , performer not specified , composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Limpopo Province f-sa
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/407688 , vital:70403 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , JBFT19-KV14-KV5A3A
- Description: Indigenous music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Gwerure
- Authors: Josiah Muyambo , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk songs, Ndau , Ndau (African people) , Africa Mozambique Sipungabera f-mz
- Language: Ndau
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151975 , vital:39199 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR067-01
- Description: This is said to be in part, an old traditional song of the women of his home district. "My wife is called Muchumwase and when people are angry with me I say nothing. Out of the many children in my family, there are only one or two who are of any value. My father's heart has wings, because he only cares for his own favourite among the children." Gwerure appears to be the title of a traditional tune which is well-known in the district and cannot be translated. There are many such names for old tunes, most of which have new recitative words set to their accompaniment with each generation of performers on the mbira. Topical song with mbira dza waNdau with bell, external resonator and 2 manuals.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Ha Lumonde
- Authors: Zwitwaho Nyelisani , chorus of boys and girls , composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Limpopo Province f-sa
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/409389 , vital:70585 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , JBFT20-KV18-KV7C5C
- Description: Indigenous music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Ha setimela se tsamaea (While the train goes)
- Authors: Lesholu Molai , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Africa South Africa Matatiele f-sa
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151601 , vital:39146 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR064-15
- Description: The player said he had made his Sitolotolo only that day, so it had not had time to dry out and resonate the sound properly. Consequently the overtones resonated in the month were relatively weak. Self-delectative song with Sitolotolo mouth bow. (Tube with 2 end sections of bow-braced).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Handina mwana
- Authors: Pineas Hungwe , performer not specified , composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe city not specified f-rh
- Language: Ndau
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/356233 , vital:64600 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP4335-3l
- Description: Indigenous music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Hayitsho Nongongobala
- Authors: Young Gcaleka boys and girls , 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/10962/151264 , vital:39045 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR063-14
- Description: The words of the dance are apparently meanigless except for the title. When the young herd boys returned with their cattle, sheep and goats to the village they joined in the party and sang these two songs which are typical of the present day type of dance songs used in the district. Young people's dance song and Umtshongolo dance with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
He ro ḽa murumbudane
- Authors: Zwitwaho Nyelisani , chorus of boys and girls , composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Limpopo Province f-sa
- Language: Venda
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/409400 , vital:70586 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , JBFT20-KV18-KV7C5D
- Description: Indigenous music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Hee ka bale (There are the horsemen, there they are!)
- Authors: Group of Sotho men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Africa South Africa Matatiele f-sa
- Language: Southern Sotho
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151502 , vital:39136 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR064-07
- Description: Chief Sibi said this song was sung when riding. But it is also sometimes used as a dance song. It appears the horses know and enjoy the song and they maintain, go in time to it. Song for riding horses.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Here, Mwana-we
- Authors: Simon Mafiru Sitole , Performer not specified , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe city not specified f-rh
- Language: Ndau
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/354497 , vital:64383 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP4272-5
- Description: Indigenous music
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957