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Enkoito drum rhythms I

- Five Haya men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Five Haya men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania / Uganda Bukoba f-tz / f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro , Haya
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/172501 , vital:42211 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR146-03
  • Description: A set of Enkoito drums consists of the following:- 1. Mpero, the smallest, c. 8" membrane. 2. Ntimbo. the starter, the drum on which the basic rhythm is kept. c. 10" - 12" membrane. 5. Nyaminyeko, the bass drum upon which the syncopations are played. c. 12" - 18" membrane. Five conical laced drums, played with sticks.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Enkoito drum rhythms II

- Five Haya men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Five Haya men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania / Uganda Bukoba f-tz / f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro , Haya
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/172511 , vital:42212 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR146-04
  • Description: A set of Enkoito drums consists of the following:- 1. Mpero, the smallest, c. 8" membrane. 2. Ntimbo. the starter, the drum on which the basic rhythm is kept. c. 10" - 12" membrane. 5. Nyaminyeko, the bass drum upon which the syncopations are played. c. 12" - 18" membrane. Five conical laced drums, played with sticks.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Ensega mwoyo

- Kalaja and Sepiriamo Bemba, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Kalaja and Sepiriamo Bemba , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bugembe f-ug
  • Language: Soga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171656 , vital:42106 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR142-18
  • Description: Mugabe drum, tall goblet, pinned, open, with water lizard skin membrane. Ngoma drum, closed, laced. A good example of hand technique on two well tuned drums. (Copied from a disc). Drumming dance, Mugabe drum (-14.51201-). Ngoma drum (-14.22301-) and hand clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Ganga

- Temusewo Mukasa, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Temusewo Mukasa , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kampala f-ug
  • Language: Ganda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170932 , vital:41986 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0138-10
  • Description: The story, of Ganga, one of a previous Kabaka's palace guards who 'stole some meat' and had the first joints of his fingers cutt off with a knife by one of the Kabaka's daughters. This brilliant singer is well known in Buganda. The clarity both of his singing and playing on the harp is delightful. Song with horizontal, arched, 8 stringed harp.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Gotholonga

- Mulobo Maswa, Hugh Tracey

Gudomboike

- Rajabu Kayanga, Hugh Tracey

Idi Mambo

- Muliama Namale and Ganda people, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Muliama Namale and Ganda people , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kampala f-ug
  • Language: Ganda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170887 , vital:41979 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0138-05
  • Description: This song is about Idi Mambo, a local eccentric who went about doing peciliar things. He once climbed up a tree and stayed there for four days to the amazement of the people who came from far and near to see him. It appears that 'pole sitting' is not prerogative of eccentric Americans only. Historical song, with one tall conical drum, open, pinned 34" x 9" - one large connical drum laced, 19" x 15 1/2" and hand clapping (-12.03-).
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Kagherere nensiri

- Mulobo Maswa and Soga men, Hugh Tracey

Kawulu

- Nekemeya Nenywamu, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Nekemeya Nenywamu , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kyemere f-ug
  • Language: Ganda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171036 , vital:42012 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0139-06
  • Description: Kawulu, a Ganda man, was a cannibal. One day he met a woman, he caught her, killed her and ate her. The Hima people reported the matter to the police and Kawulu was taken to prison. After he was caught the Ganda denied everything saying they were never cannibals, but rather it was the Soga people who had done this dreadgul thing. So the case was heard in Jinja instead of in Kampala, but eventually he confessed and was hanged. So it was a Ganda and not a Soga who was proved to be a cannibal. Topical song with Ntongoli bowl lyre.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Kinyiri

- Barwegira ni Baine, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Barwegira ni Baine , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Jinja f-ug
  • Language: Soga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171401 , vital:42057 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR141-04
  • Description: Sheik Kinyiri a Soga Moselm is a fat man and a Muloga wizard wanted to poison him and eat him. This was decided at a meeting of the wizards secret society which is presided over by their President, the Muloga Omukuli who sits on an ant hill, with all his wizards around him. Apparently the plan was not successful as Sheik Kinyiri is still alive, as fat and happy as ever. The set of Budongo Likembe covers a range of four octaves from 1040 vs. down to 65 vs. Topical song, with 6 Budongo box resonated Likembe.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Kinyiri

- Barwegira ni Baine, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Barwegira ni Baine , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Jinja f-ug
  • Language: Soga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171410 , vital:42056 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR141-04
  • Description: Sheik Kinyiri a Soga Moselm is a fat man and a Muloga wizard wanted to poison him and eat him. This was decided at a meeting of the wizards secret society which is presided over by their President, the Muloga Omukuli who sits on an ant hill, with all his wizards around him. Apparently the plan was not successful as Sheik Kinyiri is still alive, as fat and happy as ever. The set of Budongo Likembe covers a range of four octaves from 1040 vs. down to 65 vs. Topical song, with 6 Budongo box resonated Likembe.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Kiriyo

- Barwegira ni Baine, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Barwegira ni Baine , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Jinja f-ug
  • Language: Soga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171392 , vital:42055 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR141-03
  • Description: "A woman is a wonderful person, you pay for the dowry (Omwandu) and another man comes along and takes her off without caring about your money, by your leave or anything." The set of Budongo Likembe covers a range of four octaves from 1040 vs. down to 65 vs. Topical song, with 6 Budongo box resonated Likembe.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Kitumbu

- Temusewo Mukasa, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Temusewo Mukasa , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kampala f-ug
  • Language: Ganda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170923 , vital:41984 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0138-09
  • Description: Many years ago there was a white man (said to be an Australian) called Kitumbu, a trader, who made tiles. He was a very fat man and used to ride on a donkey. One day he fell ill and went to the mission hospital where an operation became necessary. The famous Dr. Cook had just arrived from the coast on foot leaving all his instruments behind, so he had to make use of domestic plates, knives and bowls in the make-shift operating theatre. Kitumbu was operated on near Easter time and, it is said, did not survive. Local legend has it that all the people thought that 700 Europeans, 800 Indians and 800 Goans all ate up the remains of Kitumbu till only his back bone was left. Mugwanya, a judge, and one of the three signatories to the Buganda treaty, it was also said, did not eat the meat, but only the pancreas, and so he was excused! In such manner are local legends made! Historical song, with horizontal, arched, harp.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Kyalema Nnakato (His wife's name)

- Evaristo N. Muyinda and Yakobo Ssewakirya, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Evaristo N. Muyinda and Yakobo Ssewakirya , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Masaka f-ug
  • Language: Ganda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171076 , vital:42016 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0139-09
  • Description: The singer praises the people of the Mamba clan, for surely this is the clan where he found his wife "I do not care for the Nkima (monkey) clan, nor for the Ngabi (antelope) clan but only for the Mamba (lung fish) clan from which she came." The sharp tone of these Endongo lyres is caused by the fact that they have no bridge and the vibrating strings buzz against the membrane of the body. Love song, with 2 Endongo 8 strings lyres.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Lulangalanga (A tall person)

- Ssaza Chief Kago and his nephew, Danieri Seruwaniko, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Ssaza Chief Kago and his nephew, Danieri Seruwaniko , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kampala f-ug
  • Language: Ganda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170868 , vital:41971 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0138-03
  • Description: The longest note of the xylophone was 35 inches and the shortest 24 inches, the average widith of each note was 3 and a half in. A servant of the chief placed himself at one end of the instrument to put his hand in under the notes and slide back into place any note which began to slip. The scale was:- 464, 396. 360, 308, 264, 232 v.s. 464 and 232 representing the third and eighth notes on this instrument. All the others in corresponding octaves. Instrumental tune, with 1 Madinda xylophone, 12 loose notes, supported on banana stalks.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Luwangula Mugema

- Ludovico Mugerwa and Ganda women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Ludovico Mugerwa and Ganda women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kampala f-ug
  • Language: Ganda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171103 , vital:42019 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0139-12
  • Description: "To who do these children belong? To the ruler Luwangula Mugema." Luwangula Mugema is the honorific title for a ruler, they explained. The singer is a young man about 20 years and is already well known in the district for the facility with which he drums and sings this type of song. Topical song, with 1 tall, cylindrical, open and pinned drum, 1 large conical laced drum (-14.22301-) and hand clapping (-12.03-).
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mere

- Nasuti Social Club, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Nasuti Social Club , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Soga (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Iganga f-ug
  • Language: Soga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171207 , vital:42030 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR140-06
  • Description: "You should always trust in God and not be proud of yourself without thinking of him." The eight Budongo Likembe were in three pitches each an octave apart. (1) Th treble - Mbaire, (2) The baritone - Ndumi, (3) The bass - Nene. The common scale was as follows:- 656, 560, 496, 432, 368, 328 vs. Religious song, with 8 Budongo 11 note Likembe and a Nsaasi flat tin rattle (-12.54-).
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mukama Gavumba yaira

- Nekemiya Nanywamu and Kasani Byansi, Hugh Tracey

Mulamu namala ampita erinya

- Ludovico Mugerwa and Ganda women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Ludovico Mugerwa and Ganda women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Folk songs, Ganda , Ganda (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Kampala f-ug
  • Language: Ganda
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/171108 , vital:42020 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0139-13
  • Description: The literal translation was:- "Alive, but he still calls my name." which means:- "I am alive but still in the favour of the Kabaka. He still asks me to play for him." This is a very old song with a rather sinister implication as the Kabakas (Kings) of old were inclined to put to death those who displeased them and particularly musicians who failed to play well. Historic song with 1 tall cylindrical pinned drum, 1 large conical laced drum and hand clapping (-12.03-).
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Mulimo omutanda

- Mulobo Maswa and Soga men, Hugh Tracey

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