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Mbanda wa Sikinta

- Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1952
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mwinilunga f-za
Language: Lunda , Luba
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182886 , vital:43889 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-03
Description: "The woman of the Sikinta." The Sinkinta dance is said to be the favourite Luunda dance of the present day (1952). This set of Sikinta dance tunes was recorded by young Luunda men who were working on the Roan Antelope Copper Mine. Four Sikinta dance song with struck bottles
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Date Issued: 1952

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Mwa mwena dehe-ye-yele

- Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1952
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mwinilunga f-za
Language: Lunda , Luba
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182895 , vital:43890 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-04
Description: "All is quiet." Bottles are a favourite accompaniment for most tunes on the Copperbelt of Northern Rhodesia, simple, cheap, and effective for playing across rhythms. The chorus sings in organum. Four Sikinta dance song with struck bottles
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Date Issued: 1952

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Mwanami waya mwiyawu

- Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1952
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mwinilunga f-za
Language: Lunda , Luba
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182868 , vital:43887 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-01
Description: "The child lost in the forest." In this part of Africa the whole countryside is covered with thick bush and trees up to 40 or 50 feet high. It would be particularly easy to lose oneself in this endless bush. Four Sikinta dance song with struck bottles
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Date Issued: 1952

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Udina kuzara ndowayami

- Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men, Hugh Tracey

Authors: Gibson Zenzi with Luunda men , Hugh Tracey
Date: 1952
Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Luba (African people) , Ruund (African people) , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Zambia Mwinilunga f-za
Language: Lunda , Luba
Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/182877 , vital:43888 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR179-02
Description: "My wife is shivering." A short phrase is quite sufficient upon which to hang the melody and rhythm for the local dance. The Luunda come to the mines of the Copperbelt in large numbers from their home in the north western districts of Northern Rhodesia. In common with many other African folk singers there is a gradual rise in pitch during this song. The empty bottles of different sizes are struck with light pieces of iron, such as 6" nails, or small bolts. Four Sikinta dance song with struck bottles
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Date Issued: 1952

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