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Here, mwana-we

- Sithole, Simon Mafiru, Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Sithole, Simon Mafiru , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Topical song , Mbira , Africa Zimbabwe Mt. Selinda f-rh
  • Language: Ndau
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132055 , vital:36792 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR003-11 , Field card no. H1B-9
  • Description: "Hey, child-first finish your digging. The mysteries have been listening for me. Mistakes in dancing do not carry as far as home. Listen to Mutanda drum, but first finish your grinding." Greeting child of the Mudzatsa Tree. There is a double meaning in ngoma mutanda. In the first instance it means a 'mystery or 'magic' - an unknown force, and in the second the plain literal translation of the 'Mutanda drum', a conical hollow wooden drum made of Mutanda wood. "Child of Mudzatsa Tree", refers to the eerie noise of the cracking beanpods of this tree, especially at night, and a person called by this name is only half a creature, a sprite or gnome. Three topical songs with mbira dza WaNdau and deze resonator.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Neiwe unonyanya

- Sithole, Simon Mafiru, Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Sithole, Simon Mafiru , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Topical song , Mbira , Africa Zimbabwe Mt. Selinda f-rh
  • Language: Ndau
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132091 , vital:36797 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR003-15 , Field card no. H1B-8
  • Description: "You, you are wrong. Who destroyed our friendship? You, you annoy. You, you cause harm. Who destroyed our friendship?" Chigande, drinking song with mbira dza WaNdau and deze resonator.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Sisi woere hai

- Simon Mafiru Sithole (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Ambia

- Fabiao Dingani Mashawa (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Gele Gele

- Fabiao Dingani Mashawa (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Handina mwana

- Fabiao Dingani Mashawa (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Hiyo woye, Busai-we

- Simon Mafiru Sithole (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Simon Mafiru Sithole (Performer) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1955
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Topical song , Mbira , Africa Zimbabwe Chipinga f-rh
  • Language: Ndau
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/132078 , vital:36796 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR003-14 , H1B-10
  • Description: "Hi, there Busai, see my poverty, brother. This great trouble which causes it, Busai. That is, when I think of it I weep, Busai." The tuning of the central octave of the instrument was as follows:-440, 392, 364, 332, 296, 260, 220 vps. Personal laments with mbira dza WaNdau and deze resonator.
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  • Date Issued: 1955

Mafahlowana

- Fabiao Dingani Mashawa (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Seka wurombo

- Fabiao Dingani Mashawa (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Mandowa (Part 1)

- Zhuake Masingi (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Zhuake Masingi (Performer) , Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1954
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk dance music , Instrumental music , Mbira , Africa Mozambique Makulane f-mz
  • Language: Ndau
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/131956 , vital:36777 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR003-01 Research No. G1A-5-6 , Research No. G1A-5-6
  • Description: The mbira is not used during the dance itself, but the melodies have been taken from the dance songs. The Mandowa acrobatic dance is very popular in the mine compounds of the Witswatersrand. The origin of all 4 tunes in the Makulane district, near Nova Mambone, which lies along the south of the mouth of the Sabi (or Save) river. The tuning of the mbira was as follows:- 368, 328, 252, 216, 202, 184 vs. Four old dance tunes for the Mandowa tumbling dance with mbira dza WaNdau.
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  • Date Issued: 1954

Mandowa (Part 2)

- Zhuake Masingi (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Mandowa (Part 3)

- Zhuake Masingi (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

Mandowa (Part 4)

- Zhuake Masingi (Performer), Composer not specified, Hugh Tracey

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