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Tulila menda (We are crying for rain)

- Tonga women led by Maria Musange, Hugh Tracey

Tunaswanyisa nyakotolo

- Zebe de Simon, group of 14 Lwena men and 1 woman, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Tunaswanyisa Nyakotolo

- Zebe de Simon and group of 14 Lwena men and 1 woman, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Zebe de Simon and group of 14 Lwena men and 1 woman , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Chokwe , Chokwe (African people) , Luvale (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Angola Bulusako f-ao
  • Language: Chokwe , Luvale
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/183366 , vital:43973 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR180-08
  • Description: This was sung when the late Chief Nyakutolo died and his successor took his place. Although there was only one woman in this group it was clear that they felt her part to be essential as they would not start the song until she arrived. The form of Luvale singing is complex and to an outsider at first appears disjointed but in fact it is well organised and the responses understood and followed by all the people without difficulty. Song at the succession of a Chief, with Chisanzhi bamboo tongued Mbira, 2 struck sticks, bottle and small bell
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Tunings of Zwipoṱoliyo

- Alfred Tshibalangwanda, Flanbert Tshikwati, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Tunings of Zwipoṱoliyo

- Alfred Tshibalangwanda, Flanbert Tshikwati, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Tunings of Zwipoṱoliyo

- Alfred Tshibalangwanda, Flanbert Tshikwati, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Tunings of Zwipoṱoliyo

- Alfred Tshibalangwanda, Flanbert Tshikwati, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Tunings of Zwipoṱoliyo

- Alfred Tshibalangwanda, Flanbert Tshikwati, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Tunings of Zwipoṱoliyo

- Alfred Tshibalangwanda, Flanbert Tshikwati, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Tunings of Zwipoṱoliyo

- Alfred Tshibalangwanda, Flanbert Tshikwati, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Tuwamba kayobwa (We are praying for clouds)

- Group of Tonga women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Tonga women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138089 , vital:37592 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-13
  • Description: The Valley Tonga have rain shrines in or near most of their larger villages where the people will come and humbly beg for rain through the medium of their rain officials specially appointed for this duty. The begging or imploring is done by the clappingof hands in respect and supplication to the Midzimu or whatever spirits are concerned with bringing rain in the early summer months of October to December. The women appear to be specially associated with the ceremonies and sing many such "rain songs." Rain song with clapping.
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Twaliwananga na Joni Meka (We met with Joni Meka)

- Group of 7 Luvale women and 12 men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of 7 Luvale women and 12 men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luvale (African people) , Folk music , Folk music--Zimbabwe , Africa Zimbabwe Chavuma f-rh
  • Language: Luvale/Chokwe
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137265 , vital:37504 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR036-12
  • Description: "Joni Meka promised to marry Mary-and married her." The bottle rhythm so common in south central Africa opens this song set off against a cross rhythm on the piece of metal. The organum singing of the chorus, in antiphony with the leader is unmistakeably Luvale in structure and tone. It is not a kind of music which tribes other than Luvale either appreciate or imitates. Gachacha dance song with struck bottle, 2 pieces of metal and 1 small bell. (bicycle).
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Tyingabenga (The Giant)

- Five Nyasa men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Five Nyasa men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Malawi , Songs, Nyanja , Nyanja (African people) , Songs, Chewa , Chewa (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Malawi Likoma f-mw
  • Language: Nyanja/Chewa
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/160799 , vital:40546 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR099-05
  • Description: The drum was played with a stick in the left hand tapping on the side of the drum alternately with the head. The right hand kept up the rythm in the usual way. During this lively performnace the bottle player shattered his bottle into fragments, continuing to beat the neck of the beat which remained in his hand until that too disintegrated under the blows of the six inch nail. At the end of the first item the player dashed off to a nearby hut and produced the next best substitute, a new hoe blade. This recording was made by Nyasa workers at a Citrus Estate near Nelspruit, Eastern Transvaal. Party dance with double headed drum, concertina and bottle.
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U Mamtolo

- Group of Baca Men (Performers), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

U tivha khulo

- Venda women, Performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

U'tengisa nge misopu (You are selling the beadwork)

- Group of Mpondo men and girls, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Mpondo men and 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/10962/136775 , vital:37419 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR033-13
  • Description: One of the young girls added the deep guttural rhythmic sounds peculiar to Xhosa singing. The singers were each of them singing into a slightly vibrating cupped hand. They were all lying on their stomachs on the grass wrapped in their blankets and looking like basking seals. Dance song for young people.
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Ubenga lahlinkomo (He lost the cattle)

- Group of Mpondo men and 3 girls, Hugh Tracey

Ukandenda-ka-sagaiyo (I have done a lot of work)

- Chimwala Ganiziechi and Mwamadi Lokote, Hugh Tracey

Ukhosi wako biba ugodhliliwan ngubani (Who is going to take over the chieftainship)

- Group of 14 Ngoni men and chorus of Ngoni women led by Mischeck Ndhlamini, Hugh Tracey

Ukubula (To thrash out the affair)

- Group of Mpondo men and women led by Khotso, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Mpondo men and women led by Khotso , 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/10962/136524 , vital:37387 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR031-10
  • Description: This was an impromptu sketch of a supposed divination, by Khotso and 2 women. It was a sprited performance of an old time custom. "We didn't know we were going to be found out." says one of the women. One question was: "Whose baboon is this?" "You had better clap your hands, he says to the people. I see them all, I'm going to catch you all. You'd better agree." The group chorused: "Kill the witches. kill the witches." He went on: "Look out, you witches and behave yourselves." He ends up saying to the Chief: "All right, they've all agreed." The witches were accused of having snakes, baboons, "tikoloshes" (gnomes)- everything. "Kali shaya" - "Speak, speak." "Siya vuma" - "We agree-we agree." "Woman, is this your snake?" "Yes, it is", etc., etc. Divibation sketch with clapping and drums.
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