Heehee ndithe gebelele
- Authors: Group of Qwathi women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Folk songs, Xhosa , Herbalists , Africa South Africa Engcobo f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134841 , vital:37211 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0022-02
- Description: In the course of this divination song, they broke off for a woman to call out after the fashion of the diviners, to which everyone clapped their hands replying "siya vuma", "we agree". Song for diviner's ceremony with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Khawuxheliso wakalo haha (Will you say what is wrong, ha ha)
- Authors: Group of Qwathi women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Folk music--South Africa , Tembu (African people) , Field recordings , Folk songs, Xhosa , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa South Africa Engcobo f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139583 , vital:37753 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR049-04
- Description: In the middle of this song the headman and the owner of the hut got up, delievered a rousing speech and stepped back to his place on the left of the door, very pleased with himself. After that the woman resumed singing with renewed vigour, stood up and accompanied themselves by a double stamp instead of the single stamp usually heard further south. Topical song sung in the evening with clapping.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Sathana na mantombaza mbili (Satan and the 2 girls
- Authors: Composer not specified , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Storytelling , Africa South Africa Engcobo f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134927 , vital:37218 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0022-03
- Description: The story was told by a woman sitting in a hut with several others including children, many of whom continued their conversations while she spoke.- Dogs, cattle and sheep were all around the hut at the time. Story.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Tula mtwana (Hush, baby)
- Authors: Group of Qwathi wome , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk songs, Xhosa , Lullabies, Xhosa , Africa South Africa Engcobo f-sa
- Language: Xhosa
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/134936 , vital:37219 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0022-04
- Description: Several mothers sitting in the hut with their babies took part in this lullaby.-The voice of one of the babies can be heard. The tune is said to be traditional to the whole country. Lullaby.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957