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A Tembo

- Taines Chirwa, Nancy Luhana and Tumbuka girls, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

A Yotamu amati andimange

- Ganizani Nyirenda, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

A Yotamu amati andimange

- Ganizani Nyirenda, Hugh Tracey

Aba Mukama

- Ernest Kibuka with Haya men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Ernest Kibuka with Haya men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania / Uganda Bibanja / Bukoba f-tz / f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro , Haya
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/172289 , vital:42184 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR145-08
  • Description: The laced drum is called Ngoma, the general name of any drum. It only receives a special name when it is part of a set of drums such as the Enkoito set. David Rugomola is said by his men to be the best chief in the whole Bibanja area and the people like him very much. He is a tall man with finely drawn features common to many aristocratic Hima people who rule over several lesser tribes in this part of East Africa. Praise song, with conical laced drum, beaten with sticks, and clapping (-12.03-).
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Aba Mukama

- Ernest Kibuka, Haya men of Bukoba District, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Aba Mukama

- Ernest Kibuka, Haya people, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Aba Seveni abada

- Zakaria Kasasa, 'Endongo za Baganda'., Hugh Tracey

Aba Seveni abada

- Zakaria Kasara, Endongo za Buganda, Kasara, Zakaria, Tracey, Hugh

Abagenyi baizere

- Nyoro men of Bunyoro District, performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Abagenyi Baizire

- Stephen Kaholya, Nyoro men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Abagenyi baizire

- Stephen Kaholya and Nyoro men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Stephen Kaholya and Nyoro men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Hoima f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169747 , vital:41795 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0132-16
  • Description: "The visitors have arrived", a welcome to the visitors at a party. The Engwara horns are built up of sections of gourds bound together with plantain string and re-inforced longitudinally by lathes of bamboo. The are side blown and have a hole at the small end so as to produce two notes each. They vary in size from about 12 inches to approximately 36 inches. Engwara N'orunyege dance song for men, with Engwara side blown horns, Ebinyege rattles and clapping.
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Abagungu

- Samuiri Bitadwa, Nyoro men of Bunyoro District, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Abagungu

- Samuiri Bitadwa and Nyoro men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Samuiri Bitadwa and Nyoro men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Hoima f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169914 , vital:41838 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0133-17
  • Description: The Bagungu people are fishermen and live near the eastern shore of Lake Albert. They are renowned for their cheerful rhythmic dancing with leg rattles. The water lizard skin membranes of their drums make for high quality drumming and clear finger work. The 'Legevans' or iguana are found near the lake shore, they say. Orunyege dance song for men and women with Ebinyege leg rattles and Goblet drum long stem pegged open.
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Abagungu

- Samuiri Bitadwa, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Abahira tweninde

- Performer not specifed, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Abakaikula kitulayeza twena tucome Mlekule

- Siluvesitere Ilaliya, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Siluvesitere Ilaliya , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Zinza (African people) , Rundi (African people) , Nyamwezi (African people) , Folk songs, Rundi , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Nyalubungo f-tz
  • Language: Zinza
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/172689 , vital:42271 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR147-04
  • Description: "When we harvest our crops we shall all enjoy dancing the Mlekule." Mlekule is a dance perfromed for the chief at his village. The microphone started beneath the instrument and was moved above when he started singing in order to show the difference of tone between the upper and lower surfaces of the resonator. It is interesting to note that unlike the Likembe Mbira further south, the resonator of this instrument is broader at the top than at the bottom, i.e. the bridge end is the broader. The scale was:- 332, 308, 280, 252, 228, 204, 184, 166 vs. Self delecatative tune, with Marimbe Likembe, box resonated, 18 notes.
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Abakaikulu kitulayeza twena tucome Mlekule

- Siluvesitere, Ilaliya, Zinza women, Tracey, Hugh

Abakankuli Kitulayeza Turena mlekule

- Siluvesitere Ilaliya, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Abale tikalimbana

- Sabuni, Robati, Tracey, Hugh

Abale Tikalimbana

- Sabuni, Robati, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

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