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Subiya

- Muimui Nasirere, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Muimui Nasirere , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Lozi (African people) , Africa Zambia Mongu district f-za
  • Language: Lozi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/152084 , vital:39210 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR067-12
  • Description: The player has worked in a store in Livingstone for 5 years. He comes from Lyatolo village near Mongu in Barotseland. The mirliton would not stick onto the hole in the board, so he plugged it up with paper. The tuning of the instrument:- 276, 256, 224, 210, (188), 174, (154), 138. Self-delectative song with Kangombio mbira.
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Takundambi kumulumi wako (Never mention me to your husband)

- Blakufus Simukolo and "White" Korio, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Blakufus Simukolo and "White" Korio , 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/10962/138270 , vital:37618 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR042-15
  • Description: "I cannot marry a Luvale girl, or a Shona, because they put on ties. Their only duty is to cut grass, therefore I cannot marry a woman like that." Both singers were full of good beer. Two notes. 416 and 228 vs. Instrument stopped by the left thumb pressed against the longer section of the string at approximately 3 inches from the straining wire. Party song with Kalumbo bow. One-stringed, gourd resonated, struck with reed.
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Takundambi kumulumi wako (Never mention me to your husband)

- Blakufus Simukolo and "White" Korio, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Blakufus Simukolo and "White" Korio , 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/10962/138279 , vital:37617 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR042-15
  • Description: "I cannot marry a Luvale girl, or a Shona, because they put on ties. Their only duty is to cut grass, therefore I cannot marry a woman like that." Both singers were full of good beer. Two notes. 416 and 228 vs. Instrument stopped by the left thumb pressed against the longer section of the string at approximately 3 inches from the straining wire. Party song with Kalumbo bow. One-stringed, gourd resonated, struck with reed.
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Tamanangu (Give me water)

- Edward Panisi, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Edward Panisi , 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/10962/139059 , vital:37700 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR046-11
  • Description: This was performed by a small boy of about 11 or 12 years old, who is clearly already cut out to be a musician and leader of dances. Self-delectative song with Kalumbo bow vertical, braced and gourd resonated.
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Tamba mutshakata

- Vho Musandiwa, Performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Tamulela bantu baKuno

- Justine Mwamba, Group of Bemba men, Hugh Tracey

Tandabala (Name of a man)

- Group of Lozi men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Lozi men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Lozi (African people) , Music--Zambia , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mangu f-za
  • Language: Lozi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139756 , vital:37779 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR051-05
  • Description: This song, they said, is sung normally by women at the end of a girl's initiation period - a time when songs mentioning taboo subjects are not frequently found in African societies. It appears that the use of a guitar in a song of this nature is unusual. Girl's initiation song with guitar, and bottle struck by a nail.
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Tapali ataleya Ka mumbo (Is there anyone going to my home)

- Group of 11 Aushi men., Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of 11 Aushi men. , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Ambo (Zambia) , Kalela (Dance) , Africa Zambia Fort Roseberry f-za
  • Language: Aushi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134376 , vital:37136 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0019-11
  • Description: This group came from the swamps near lake Bangwelu and belonged to the Lumbo section of the Aushi tribe. Kalela dance song with 3 bass drums, cylindrical, laced, 2 wooden beaters each, double-headed.
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Tapali ataleya Ka mumbo (Is there anyone going to my home)

- Group of 11 Aushi men., Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of 11 Aushi men. , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk songs, Ambo (Zambia) , Kalela (Dance) , Africa Zambia Fort Roseberry f-za
  • Language: Aushi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134385 , vital:37137 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0019-12
  • Description: "Is there anyone going to my house, for I would like to give him a message." The 3 drums were made from steel oil drums of different sizes from 4 gallons to 20 gallons. Their heavy reverberation made it almost impossible to record them effectively with the singers. Each drummer played his own rhythm which in 2 cases included blows on the side of the drum as well as on the membrane. Although double-headed, they were stood up on end for the performance, only one membrane being struck. Kalela dance song with 3 bass drums, cylindrical, laced, 2 wooden beaters each, double-headed.
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Tata, tata (Father, father)

- Tom Simba and Moses Mwansa, Hugh Tracey

Tayamba kumba vifya, tamu Chifila

- Oxendale Mateu Nkata, Tonga men, Hugh Tracey

Telela (Listen)

- Samuel Musange, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Samuel Musange , 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/10962/138608 , vital:37655 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR045-02
  • Description: "Listen, we are going for a meeting, we are all going to dance the Masabe. - Listen, all of you.- "What is that noise? The noise of the aeroplane. We hear the noise but we have never seen the aeroplane." Msabe dance song with 3 drums. (Mgogo: open, pegged and played with sticks. Masunta and Mpati, open, pegged and played with hands.)
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Tenshin (Attention)

- Sotho men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Sotho men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Field recordings , Folk songs, Sotho , Sotho (African people) , Africa South Africa Matatiele f-sa
  • Language: Southern Sotho
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/151533 , vital:39139 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR064-09
  • Description: "We stand at attention whenever we see him." Meaning we respect the Chief and salute him respectfully whenever we see him. The old lady, leading the song was the mother-in-law of the Chief and therefore was not allowed to mention her son-in-law's name, according to the 'Hlonipa' custom by which a woman must speak in synonyms of her husband and his family. Agricultural and domestic work song for hoeing.
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Test I of rhythmic basis of children's songs

- Alfred Tshibalanganda from Gaba, Performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Test I of rhythmic basis of children's songs

- Gerson Aifheli Mulaudzi from Tshitomboni, Performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Test I on rhythms of children's songs

- Erica Madida from Shadani, Performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Test I on rhythms of children's songs

- Katarina, Ntambeleni, Combo, Johanne Mango, Thambatshira Magidi, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Test I on rhythms of children's songs

- Joseph Nṱavhanyeni from Tshiḽaphala, Performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Test I on rhythms of children's songs

- Erica Madida from Shadani, Performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Test I on rhythms of children's songs

- Flaubert Ngwedzeni Netshikwati fromTshikwati, performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

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