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Kugama II

- Segbe and Ndongo men and women, Hugh Tracey

Makobele

- Lili and Nebaliya and Yogo women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Lili and Nebaliya and Yogo women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Bangba (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Mayogo f-cg
  • Language: Mayogo
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166584 , vital:41382 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0119-05
  • Description: Lili is the sister of Chief Anga, and Nebaliya is his cousin. They are both good looking girls and have been much photographed and praised by visitors to their village near Paulis. These Sudanic girls have the typical slanting eyes and long upper eyelids associated with Mangbetu group, but more commonly seen in China rather than Africa. "The fruit of the Makobele." Party song with basket rattles.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Makunda zimaye

- Mayogo men and women, led by Chief Anga, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mayogo men and women, led by Chief Anga , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Bangba (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Mayogo f-cg
  • Language: Mayogo/Bazo
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166458 , vital:41366 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0118-05
  • Description: All the drums were made at Niangara. Ebi is a circular dance, with men dancing in file anti-clockwise in the inner circle, the girld dancing in file in the outer circle. The conical laced drums are made with elephants' ears, the small slit drums are formed out of a half section of a tree and may be either cylindrical or triangular in shape. The four legs are made out of the remaining half section carved out of one piece with the body of the drum. Ebi dance with 2 wooden pod slit drums, 2 large conical laced drums, 1 metal double bell, 2 small wooden cylindrical drums and 1 large wooden cylindrical slit drum.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mali ta kangana

- Joseph Lidza, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Joseph Lidza , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Bangba (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Djugu f-cg
  • Language: Balendu
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166685 , vital:41393 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0119-16
  • Description: The tuning of this little Nile valley harp is interesting, viz:- 396, 324, 292, 252, 224, vs. as it does not cover a complete octave which is more usual with other harps of this design. Presumably had there been a sixth string it would have been tuned to 198 the lower octave of the top note thus giving a pentatonic scale. Self delectation song with Bonguma horizontal, arched harp.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mamvute

- Albesi and Magombo, with Mombutu men and women, Hugh Tracey

Masi asiibi mbaya

- Bandani with Mayogo men and women, Hugh Tracey

Mavumbala

- Mayogo men, Hugh Tracey

Mawa

- Francois Kokomendre, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Francois Kokomendre , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Bangba (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Amasu f-cg
  • Language: Mombutu
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166671 , vital:41391 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0119-15
  • Description: The settings of this zither are made of Kekere cane, the board is Ndete, the resonator (gourd) called the Gara. The strings give out a surprisingly loud note. Only four of the strings were used. "He weeps for the death of his wife." Nostalgic song with zither, Seki 5 strings.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mumbariyo

- Mvu men, Hugh Tracey

Taragina

- Safare Dewu, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Safare Dewu , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Bangba (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Djugu f-cg
  • Language: Balendu
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166707 , vital:41395 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0119-18
  • Description: "I loved a girl but she did not behave well, so now I love her no longer." The instrument is the 5 stringed Bonguma horizontal, arched harp, the bowl is made of wooden trough. The performer returned his instrument between the first and second song. The second tuning is:- 356, 328, 288, 256, 208. Topical song with harp.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Toreku

- Albesi and Magombo, with Mombutu men and women, Hugh Tracey

Tutulenge

- Lili and Nebaliya and Yogo women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Lili and Nebaliya and Yogo women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Bangba (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Mayogo f-cg
  • Language: Mayogo/Bazo
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166575 , vital:41381 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0119-04
  • Description: Lili is the sister of Chief Anga, and Nebaliya is his cousin. They are both good looking girls and have been much photographed and praised by visitors to their village near Paulis. These Sudanic girls have the typical slanting eyes and long upper eyelids associated with Mangbetu group, but more commonly seen in China rather than Africa. "I take a walk." Party song with basket rattles.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Yango na mobangi

- Abangba men and women, Hugh Tracey

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