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Kaisara (Kaisara)

  • Authors: Nyanja Policemen , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Zomba f-rh
  • Language: Nyanja/Chewa/Chichewa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/178942 , vital:39885 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR086-02
  • Description: "Kaisare, the King of the Jews, he crucified Jesus, he was not afraid of death, he was only afraid of getting old." The men grunt as in Arab songs and this feature may well be residuum from Arab days when they occupied the country around lake Nyasa and traded in slaves. Who Kaisare may be is not clear. Caiphas the high priest perhaps or 'Kaiser' the King. The singers could not elucidate the point. Wedding song.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Kalolo (Kalolo's hunger)

Kalulu na Njobvu (Rabbit and Elephant)

Kalulu ndi munthu (The rabbit and the man)

  • Authors: Bareto Kanjiunji and boys and girls , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Chikwawa f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja/Mang'anja
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/158173 , vital:40158 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR093-14
  • Description: Although the language used is Mang'anja, the style of singing, they say comes from the Sena element in their society a great many Sena people having migrated out of the Zambezi valley into that of the Shire. Some time ago a rabbit and a man went together to get Matutungwe fruit to eat. While they were eating they saw a python and it wound itself round the man. The man begged the rabbit to go and get help. The rabbit replied, "You help yourself" because when we rabbits climb a tree we go with a knife to cut anything that entangles us. The man asked the rabbit again "Please rabbit help me". So the rabbit said, "just you sing this song and you will be free". So the man sang the song and escaped from the python. The customary reply during the story is "Go-gogodera andi sinjo." Story and song.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Kalulu nkulu wa bwalo (The Rabbit is Chief of the Court)

  • Authors: J. W. Gwengwe and boys , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Dedza f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja/Chewa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160188 , vital:40417 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR097-03
  • Description: The dance is performed only at night by young men, the pricipal dancers themselves dancing naked, some with special masks called Nyau in the shape of an antelope, an elephant, and a lion, while some walk on stilts. The larger masks are usually carried by two men. Some observers have said that the dance is connected with fertility rites. Only males are permitted to participate and women can only observe from a distance. The dance, they say is usually performed on bright moonlight nights. The gist of the song appears to refer to a familiar story which is told and sung in the district. "Rabbit is the chief of the court (of animals) Hopping, hopping. The rabbit was elected to be the chief." Dance song for Nyau dance with rhythmic clapping and struck iron (-12.16-).
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Kalulu nthawi ya cilala (Rabbit in the time of drought)

  • Authors: J. W. Gwengwe and Chewa boys , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Dedza f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja/Chewa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160205 , vital:40419 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR097-05
  • Description: There was once a time of drought and all the animals gathered together to find water. They deceided that rabbit would be able to find water for them. The rabbit told them that water would be found under the Msendekere tree. So the animals all gathered there and were all digging together. Eventually they got down to the water. They were all delighted and in gratitude they said they should make Kalulu the Rabbit their chief. "A big chief like Kachere himself", a chief over a large district. So rabbit was made chief and all the animals joined in a song of praise, each one making his own kind of noise. The lion roared, the hyenas laughed, the snakes hissed, the cattle lowed, the crocodile grunted, the zebra brayed, the elephant trumpeted and the sheep bleated. They all joined together in a heavy voice of praise. Nthano story song with guitar.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Kalumampetha (The bird pecking)

Kamango (Drum tattoo for ceremonial of Chief)

  • Authors: Lamon Mikolosi Tengani , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Arts, Malawi , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Mpatsa, Port Herald f-rh
  • Language: Nyanja/Mang'anja
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/155676 , vital:39904 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR087-01
  • Description: The Kamango drum is the Chief's drum and is used when a new chief is declared. It is used exclusively for the chief. There is nothing to tell the uninitiated that it was a special drum as it is of the usual shape, if slightly larger than most. The drum was 4.3 inches tall and 17 inches across the head, goblet shaped. Footed Kamango Drum.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Kamukando (The small spear)

Kamwana kamjomba (My uncle's child)

Kantengo (The tree)

  • Authors: Muzize Mwane , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Kotakota f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja/Chewa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160025 , vital:40371 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR096-06
  • Description: "The tree that is in my father's garden has spoiled my dance. My friends, I worry too much about this tree spoiling my dance. Father, you have spoiled my dance with the tree you cut down in your garden." The Gule dance, they say, is done with masks. Dance song for Gule dance (Zinyau mask dance) with Karigo one stringed bowed lute.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Kanyali kangaka (My little lamp)

Kapeza atauma gaga (We will get home when the food is dry)

  • Authors: R. Mzandu , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Nyanja , Songs, Chewa , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Kongwa Mission, Dowa, Nyasaland f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja, Chewa, Chichewa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/153533 , vital:39474 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR077-01
  • Description: Herd boys are one of Africa's sources of original songs. The life of thee youngsters is full of the intimate knowledge of creatures and their ways. The discomforts of nature and the constant search for food or sweet things. A herd boy's education is second to none at that tender age and the pleasures are never forgotten. They use a well known proverb concerning their food, referring to their work for other people's cattle. "The one who cooks does not eat the food." "We'll get home when the food is dry. Leave some for me, I will eat it when I come." Herd boy song.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Kaphika (Kaphika left his mother crying)

  • Authors: Samson Zimba , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Kasengu f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja/Chewa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/156856 , vital:40058 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR092-08
  • Description: What Kaphika the child of Masiye had done to make his mother cry is not certain. Some said he had gone away from home for a long time. "Kaphika the child of Masiye has left his mother crying." The tuning of his Zither was:- 432, 408, 368, 340, 308, 276, 244. The intervals used by stopping alternate strings would be 278, 315, 306, 360, 403 cents. Self delectative song with board zither.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Kapitas ndi wachabi (The foreman is useless)

Kare-Kare Maporisa (A policeman's journey)

  • Authors: Stephen R. Gumbo , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Karanga (African people) , Folk songs, Shona , Folk music , Africa Zimbabwe Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia f-rh
  • Language: Shona, Karanga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/154141 , vital:39613 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR080-04
  • Description: Stephen Gumbo comes from the Zaka district. His description concerned two policemen who go on a tour. The English policemen goes ahead on his horse leaving his Karanga policemen far behind plodding along on his biscyle and trying to catch up. Eventually he gets to a village, has a frustrating conversation with a small girl, arrests a man for having no dog tax and takes him to the magistrate. Each action is accompanied with the approriate tune on the mbira. The house, the biscyle and the foot weary each having their own melody. Humorous story with Mbira.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Kari muchipfuwa kana ziwa ne mwene (Only you can tell what you are thinking in your heart)

Kasise (Hair)

Keke, keke garuyo 1 (Yap, yap, the dog barks)

  • Authors: Four elderly Chewa women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1958
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Songs, Chewa , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Africa Malawi Dedza f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja/Chewa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160576 , vital:40478 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR098-04
  • Description: The Konsolo dance is said to have been performed in the 1930's. Two wives in next door huts call to each other. The one hears the dog bark and calls out the other, "why is the dog barking?" thinking her husband is with her. But the other replies: "No! he is not with me. He is out with that young beauty". (Ndege-aeroplane). A young good looking girl is called 'Ndege' (aeroplane) in the local slang. "Yap, yau, yap, why is the dog barking? Don't you hate beating me because you think our husband is in my house. He is not here because there is Ndege elsewhere." Konsolo women's dance with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1958

Keke, keke garuyo 2 (Yap, yap, the dogs barks)

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