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Lulua mukwabumba

- Anastasia Bampelea, Luba women, Hugh Tracey

Luwendo

- Group of 6 Luba men, Hugh Tracey

Masengu

- Kasongo Adalbert, 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.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Moyo wena Luluwe

- Lulua Freres and group of Lulua men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Lulua Freres and group of Lulua men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people)--Music , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kasai f-cg
  • Language: Luba/Lulua
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136921 , vital:37468 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR035-01
  • Description: The scale of these two instruments is not clear from these examples. It would appear to be heptatonic in one case and hexatonic or even pentatonic in the order. The fact that an adequate number on intervals exist in the lower octave and are not complete in either, argues an ablity to think heptatonically. The scale was as follows;- 404, 344, 308, 296, 252, 236, 202, 180, 160, 118, 101, 90. Bitanda kakunda dance with two Chizanshi box mbira, 2 basket rattles, whistle and hand clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mudima zenzele (Mad bat)

- Kaseba Anatole, Hugh Tracey

Mukwa mbumba

- Lukwenya Simon and Lulua men, Hugh Tracey

Mukwabumba sechilanba (This cloth is very strong)

- Marcel Mwiyaya and large group of Lulua men and women, Hugh Tracey

Muleba mushianda tato

- Ngoi Nono, Kabongo Anastase with 9 Luba men, Hugh Tracey

Muleka mwene ngoie

- A. Kaseba, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: A. Kaseba , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
  • Language: Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137904 , vital:37572 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-07
  • Description: The singer goes on to enumerate all the various districts where the rumor of the fame of this legendary beauty has arrived. "Muleka is a girl so beautiful that her fame has spread far and wide throughout the Kasai." This is a good example of a new accompaniment to an indifenous form of song. Topical song with guitar.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Musambo

- Large group of of Luba men and women, Hugh Tracey

Musambo kabwalala ya ba lalua

- Group of Lulua men, women and girls, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Lulua men, women and girls , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Dibaya f-cg
  • Language: Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183904 , vital:44082 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR183-03
  • Description: This item has an interesting opening, the two Chisahnji coming in one after the other, followed by the drum, solo voice and eventually the people until the whole dance is in full swing. It is notable that the basis of the song is not merely repetitive. Bitanda Kakunda dance, with 2 Chisahanji gourd resonator, 1 goblet drum, weighted, pinned and hand beaten, 3 basket rattles and hand clapping
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mutoka chini

- Nyundu Gabriel (flute) and Kwadi Bonza (mbira) with Luba men, Hugh Tracey

Mutombo ko saye

- Group of 7 Luba men and 1 woman, Hugh Tracey

Mutomboko

- Group of 6 Luba men, Hugh Tracey

Mutoto wa mashikini

- Myundu Gabriel (Dilele munenge flute), Kwadi Bonza (Chisanzhi), Luba men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Myundu Gabriel (Dilele munenge flute) , Kwadi Bonza (Chisanzhi) , Luba men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kabongo f-cg
  • Language: Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183886 , vital:44080 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR183-01
  • Description: This rather unusual duet played by two elderly men on Chisanzhi and Dilele munenge flute is remarkable for the musicianship they display. When asked why they played music like this, they replied, "To give our haters courage." In view of the severe troubles with which they and their people were to be confronted in the years ahead one can only hope that their music did indeed give them and their families that courage to face their ordeals in the Kasai and the Katanga so shortly to overtake them. The flute player uses voiced notes while he blows. The music is sometimes played to the "Sultan", the chief, 'in order to refresh his spirit'. Nyundu Gabriel said that when he was feeling sad, tired of depressed he would play this music to cheer himself up. The Chisanzhi (Mbira) keeps up a fascinating accompaniment. (See also TR 39 and TR 40). Self delectative song with sibe blown flute and Chisanzhi (-13.37206 x 18-)
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Nalongana maani (What will I do today)

- Kaseba Anatole, Hugh Tracey

Nilikwenda kwetu (I wanted to go on a journey to my country)

- Kaseba Anatole, Hugh Tracey

Shabansa katende

- Ngoi Nono, Kabongo Anastase with 9 Luba men, Hugh Tracey

Tuhuri

- Large group of Kasai women and 6 men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Large group of Kasai women and 6 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 Katanga f-cg
  • Language: Luba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137745 , vital:37555 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR039-05
  • Description: The buzzing or nasalizing effect of the small mirliton membranes inserted into the side of the drums is clearly heard throughout this recording. The women who play the singing gourds hold their mouths just inside the orifice of their gourds and voice their notes with taught lips, using alternate sides of their mouth, as if they were lipping a trumpet or bugle. The cavity of the gourd thus resonates the sound produced. In addition, they slap the outside of their gourd rhythmically as they hold it between the palms of their hands. Wedding and ceremonial with 4 goblet drums, closed, pinned, weighted, with mirlitons. Quiet hand clapping (-12.05-) and 4 singing gourds. (-11.13-).
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  • Date Issued: 1957
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