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Abafazi bemka (The women are leaving-they have already gone)

- 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 Tabankulu f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136669 , vital:37403 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR033-02
  • Description: This charming song was evidently a great favourite and every one began to sway to the lilt of it. The men then demanded why they couldn't sing too--why just the women. This song is more compicated than at first appears and in some ways is reminiscent of a Hebridean song. Part song.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Abatandani ngumasingili

- Nontwintwi and Annie Macholweni (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Api amatole makw edini (Hullo, you boys, where are the calves?)

- John Lila, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: John Lila , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Tabankulu f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136638 , vital:37400 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR032-14
  • Description: The verse is about some herdboys and what they did. Old verse.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Aunakuva unafoko upendukile (Can't you understand your mother has changed her mind)

- Group of young Mpondo married women, Hugh Tracey

Bayeza kusasa (They are coming tomorrow)

- Group of Mpondo and Sotho men led by Siganeko Nonkonyana, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Mpondo and Sotho men led by Siganeko Nonkonyana , 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/10962/136487 , vital:37383 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR031-06
  • Description: "The sick people are coming tomorrow-They are bringing money." The day's recording at the Great Place of the Paramount Chief of the Mpondo ended with 3 songs by this group of Mpondo and Sotho men. Diviner's (Herbalist's) song with clapping and drums.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Buzaufazi zipina inkomo (Ask the woman where the cattle are)

- Group of Mpondo men and 3 girls, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Mpondo men and 3 girls , 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/10962/136784 , vital:37421 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR033-14
  • Description: The singers all lay flat on their stomachs, singing into their cupped hands, which were slightly vibrated. The leader was singing in a forced voice, which appears to be a local fashion in this kind of the song. Dance song for evening dance for young women.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Ezimaqiya (A woman's headdress)

- Group of old Hlubi men, Hugh Tracey

Heehee ndithe gebelele

- Group of Qwathi women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Qwathi women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Herbalists , Africa South Africa Engcobo f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134841 , vital:37211 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0022-02
  • Description: In the course of this divination song, they broke off for a woman to call out after the fashion of the diviners, to which everyone clapped their hands replying "siya vuma", "we agree". Song for diviner's ceremony with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Hla unakwahamba (Who gave you that food?)

- Group of young Mpondo boys, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of young Mpondo boys , 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/10962/136569 , vital:37392 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR032-05
  • Description: The performers were all about 18 or thereabouts. This group wore red blankets with rows of white braid on the girls' skirts. The girls wore very attractive circlets of beads on the head, passing over the forehead and bead chin straps, also a head band passing over the top of the head and round the base of the skull. The sexes were divided dancing at right angles to each other and the girls kept up a shrill high descant. The men danced in a circle as tightly packed sardines. The main feature of the boys' costume were the immense number of strands of beads wound about the hips to a depth of 18 or more. The edges of the blankets were also beaded. The girls also wore three swathings of beads around the hips. 3 Gubura dances for young men.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Icamagilivumile (Thank you for what you have done)

- Group of Mpondo and Sotho men led by Siganeko Nonkonyana, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Mpondo and Sotho men led by Siganeko Nonkonyana , 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/10962/136493 , vital:37384 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR031-07
  • Description: "The sick people are coming tomorrow-They are bringing money." The day's recording at the Great Place of the Paramount Chief of the Mpondo ended with 3 songs by this group of Mpondo and Sotho men. Diviner's (Herbalist's) song with clapping and drums.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

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.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Ikomo siyaibulaa (Let the cattle be killed)

- Group of Mpondo men and 3 girls, Hugh Tracey

Ikona into ezakwenzeka

- Group of 7 young men (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Injeke, injeke, he (Like this, like this)

- Group of young Mpondo boys, Hugh Tracey

Inkulu into ezakwenzeka

- Nontwintwi and Annie Macholweni (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Intlanganiso ya magqiha ye Izangoma (Herbalists' meeting

- Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Herbalists , Africa South Africa Umtata f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134821 , vital:37209 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0022-01
  • Description: Extracts from the proceedings at the first conference of Izangoma Diviners, to be held in Umtata, Transkei. The speech and songs were entirely impromptu and demonstrate the type of speech employed by such herbalists and their supporting singers or assistants. Herbalists' meeting, with songs, speech, with clapping, stamping and 1 bass drum.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Intlnganiso ya magqiha ye Isangoma (Proceddings at Herbalist's meeting)

- Led by Masamaigazi and Nowinile, Hugh Tracey

Intlnganiso ya magqiha ye Isangoma (Proceedings at Herbalist's meeting)

- Led by the 'President' L. S. Khontsiwe and men and woman herbalists, Hugh Tracey

Intombi zipelile (The girls are finished)

- Group of young Mpondo men and girls, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of young Mpondo men and girls , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Tabankulu f-sa
  • Language: Xhosa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136362 , vital:37368 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR030-02
  • Description: The young men were mostly wearing pale blue blankets and carrying sticks; the girls were beautifully beaded. They wore their hair in many fine plaits hanging on either side of the face. Over this was worn the tubular bead headring or headband, (if the girl was unmarried) mostly in pale blue and white beads, many strands of sky blue and white beads wound about their necks to form choker collars. Song for Indlam' dance, with clapping of sticks.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Intombi zipelile (The girls are finished)

- Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

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