Gongondo
- Authors: Chopi women , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Zandamela f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/195109 , vital:45528 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR210-06
- Description: This cider is made from the fruit of the Caju tree, (also spelt Cazhu and Cashew). The fruit consists of an apple, which is fermented for cider, and an external nut, the cashew nut, which is attached to the tip of the apple in a crescent shaped pod. The nut itself is edible but the hard pod in which it is encased is impregnated with virulent oil which must first be expelled by fire or distillation before the nut can be cracked open. It now forms an important part of the local economy. The cashew apples rippen in November and their harvest marks a time of annual indulgence for the Chopi and is frequently mentioned in song. Drinking song.
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- Date Issued: 1949
Madumbu nemanyere
- Authors: Teachers Training College, Penhalonga , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Shona (African people) , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Zimbabwe , Africa Zimbabwe Mangwende f-rh
- Language: Shona
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/180592 , vital:43408 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR170-01
- Description: One of the many variations of the story of the "Lion on the path." The woman is held up by lions on the wrong path she has taken and is rescued by her relatives village where they enjoy beer and dancing. In the dance song he admonishes her not to argue about his instructions but always take the road that he tells her to take, or one day she will be eaten by lions. Story song.
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- Date Issued: 1949
Nusimba na sipeshia
- Authors: Ngoni Men and Women , Miti, Maselina , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Zulu , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia City f-za
- Language: Zulu
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/196202 , vital:45737 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT-069 , Research no. C3W10
- Description: Love song.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Abiti Mpoya
- Authors: Kalungwe, Elifanti , 3 Yao men , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Not specified f-mw
- Language: Yao
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/207001 , vital:47085 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT062-C63 , Research no. C3R21
- Description: Town funk with singing reed.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Msitso Msungiso wasiwaka II
- Authors: Mkoma Ramao Mtoti , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Kanda f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/${Handle} , vital:45464 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR207-03
- Description: The orchestral tuning was as follows:- 536, 488, 440, 400, 364, 328, 300, 268 vs. A compelling melody 'for tying on the dance leggings' or for calling dancers, and one of the best Msitso of the season. Leggings of white mohair goat skins are commonly used by Chopi dancers. Orchestral introductions with Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Ngeniso Movement Tata nikaute
- Authors: Sagethi wa Nguyuza (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Kanda f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194593 , vital:45466 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR207-04
- Description: This orchestra was remarkably resonant which is a great credit to the maker of Timbila xylophones in that village. Ngilishi Mchinga. The tuning was as follows:- 536, 488, 440, 360, 336, 304, 268 vs. Orchestral dances with Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Ziriya yapasharo
- Authors: Manyoni Zhou and Simoni Mashoko Shawa , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Shona (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe Chilimanzi f-rh
- Language: Shona
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/181444 , vital:43734 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR175-04
- Description: It is usual for semi-professional entertainers of this kind to keep up running patter of amusing remarks and scandal to the traditional airs played on the Njari in the background. Like many other players of this instrument Manyoni Zhou calls himself "The player of Mbira". The two musicians come from neighbouring districts, Zhou from Chilimanzi and Mashoko from Buhera, the district in which the Njari originated about 1760 A.D. Topical song with two Njari Mbira, one with 33 notes and one with 31 notes.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Mtsumeto Eto ninga mahwa
- Authors: Katinyane wa Katini (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Quissico f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194773 , vital:45490 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR208-10
- Description: This recording clearly demonstrates the progress of a single item of music over 20 years among an entirley aural (non-literate) musical people. For purposes of the recording the singers sang each verse only once and not the usual twice each. Orchestral dance with Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Mchuyo
- Authors: Komukomu waSimbi (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Banguza f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194644 , vital:45473 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR207-09
- Description: This is a Mchuyo which Komukomu composed while in Durban (1943) and included in his next Ngodo. He mentions myself (H.T.) and his trip to Natal. Movement from the dance, with Timbila xylophones and in the Ngeniso movement with drum (single headed closed goblet) with 16 players (-14.52102-).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
The Ngodo of Regulo Zandamela. Ngeniso (4th Movement)
- Authors: Fomeni Faduko (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Zandamela's f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194459 , vital:45451 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR206-04
- Description: The ochestra was not in very good tune that year, several instruments being off pitch in one or two notes. The scale was: 496, 488, 448, 404, 368, 332, 300, 248 vs. Orchestral dance with 23 Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Chakacha pamutengeni we mbira
- Authors: Jeke Shoko with Duma men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Shona (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zimbabwe Bikita f-rh
- Language: Shona
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/181423 , vital:43732 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR175-02
- Description: "Walk, walk under the rock rabbit's fruit tree." Three story for a story
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Ndera wandera
- Authors: Duma women and men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Shona (African people) , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Zimbabwe , Africa Zimbabwe Salisbury f-rh
- Language: Shona
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/180583 , vital:43405 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR173-17
- Description: The response by the audience is "Sarangano, sarangano. A certain woman who was very found of meat went to fetch water at the stream and saw a crocodile which put its head out of the water and sneezed. "Ah" she said "Bless you! What do you want?" The crocodile said he would like some beer. So they made an arrangement between them ... six fish for siz pots of beer. Story song
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- Date Issued: 1949
Koni kalelia aka tenga malilo
- Authors: Bwalga, Edward , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Not specified f-za
- Language: Bemba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/207203 , vital:47104 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT062-C64 , Research no. C3T2
- Description: Not specified.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
1. Mzeno and Mtsumeto
- Authors: Komukomu waSimbi (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Mavila f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194680 , vital:45480 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR208-01
- Description: This new Mzeno of Komukomu is most unusual in that he has combined it with the Msumeto, the 'advance' Mzeno, with the 'retreat' Mtsumeto. It was composed in 1948. The melodies or counter subjects sung by the dancers are particularly pleasing and illustrate the wide musical potential of this form of passcaglia. The change from Mzeno to Mtsumeto occurs at 3m. 59s. from the start of the item. Komukomu was never afraid of innovations, and this was one of them. The fact that it did not last long and he reverted to the more usual form of separate Mzeno and Mtsumeto would indicate that it was not considered altogether satisfactory as a device. This item was recorded at the neighbouring village of Mavila. Two movements of orchestral dance with Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Wakazofa akasiya umwe
- Authors: Jima Shumba with Duma men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Shona (African people) , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Zimbabwe , Africa Zimbabwe Bikita f-rh
- Language: Shona
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/180565 , vital:43403 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR173-15
- Description: Fighting songs which date back to the days when the Shangaans were raiding from the south-east and the Matebele from the south west. Fighting songs.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
The Ngodo of Regulo Zandamela (Mzeno)
- Authors: Kapani waChikwita , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Zandamela's f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194524 , vital:45458 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR206-11
- Description: "Come around, you people of Zandamela." The shouting of the leader between verses is the 'lining' of the next verse for the dancers to sing. Orchestral dance with Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Cakolwa wa Bwala
- Authors: Bwalga, Edward , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Not specified f-za
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/207221 , vital:47109 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT062-C64 , Research no. C3T4
- Description: Not specified.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Minthenda iyo ikana munkhwala
- Authors: Gondwe, Kesita , Henga men , Composer not specified , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Not specified f-za
- Language: Nsenga
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/206785 , vital:47061 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT061-C62 , Research no. C3R15
- Description: Virombo Dance song with two bass drums.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Chiriri chogwitisa Hengisela
- Authors: Katinyane wa Katini (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Quissico f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194794 , vital:45493 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR208-12
- Description: This recording clearly demonstrates the progress of a single item of music over 20 years among an entirley aural (non-literate) musical people. For purposes of the recording the singers sang each verse only once and not the usual twice each. Orchestral dance with Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949
Mzeno Hinganyengisa
- Authors: Katinyane wa Katini (Leader) , Tracey, Hugh
- Date: 1949
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Mozambique , Folk songs, Chopi , Chopi (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Mozambique Quissico f-mz
- Language: Chopi
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/194803 , vital:45494 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR208-13
- Description: This recording clearly demonstrates the progress of a single item of music over 20 years among an entirley aural (non-literate) musical people. For purposes of the recording the singers sang each verse only once and not the usual twice each. This was recorded shortly after Katini's death. Note the variations of Katini himself now played by his son Katinyana. Fourteen years later, and twenty years after it was composed. This Mzeno was still a great favourite of the Chopi and although no longer faetured as a dance movement in the more recent Ngodo it was constantly sung for the great pleasure ut gave to the musicians and singers. Orchestral dance with Timbila xylophones.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1949