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Muyaga (Parts 1-4)

- Addalla Feza Ibraim, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Addalla Feza Ibraim , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • 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/10962/172491 , vital:42209 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR146-02
  • Description: The lake in this legend is Nyanja, Lake Victoria, the great central African lake. The Haya people live on the south western shore of the lake in the Bukoba district of Tanganyika and are well known as fishermen plying their calling in sewn plank canoes. "There was once a Chief's young wife, Mirembe who did not love the man to whom she had married by her father and she fell in love with the handsome son of another chief, whose name was Kitungi. She called to Kitungi to come to her like the wind over the lake. A recitative Legend, with Nanga trough zither, 7 notes.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Obugambo bunsemerire ngalyara

- Aloni Kiiza, Nyoro men, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Obugambo bunsemerire ngalyara

- Aloni Kiiza, Nyoro men, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Obundiba ntaizaire

- Aloni Kiiza, Nyoro men, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Obundiba ntaizire

- Aloni Kiiza and Nyoro men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Aloni Kiiza and Nyoro men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Hoima f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169602 , vital:41775 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0132-02
  • Description: "If I do not come in time, you will know there is something wrong with me.". "We were pleased with your words" they reply in chorus. The answer to an invitation to a drinking party. This song bears a remarkable similarity to the songs of the Karanga of Southern Rhodesia. It is also interesting to note that two Chopi men of Southern Mozambique when hearing this song, separately and several years apart, both claimed that the song was an old song of their own people. One man Gilbert Mahlatini stated it was a curative and other, Calisto Zavala, an initiation song. Drinking song, with Ebinyege leg rattles and clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Obugambo bunsemerire ngalyara

- Aloni Kiiza and Nyoro men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Aloni Kiiza and Nyoro men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Hoima f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169593 , vital:41773 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0132-01
  • Description: A ceertain man invited his friends to a drinking party and during the proceedings he spoke inspiring words to his guests which delighted them very much. "We were pleased with your words" they reply in chorus. The answer to an invitation to a drinking party. This song bears a remarkable similarity to the songs of the Karanga of Southern Rhodesia. It is also interesting to note that two Chopi men of Southern Mozambique when hearing this song, separately and several years apart, both claimed that the song was an old song of their own people. One man Gilbert Mahlatini stated it was a curative and other, Calisto Zavala, an initiation song. Drinking song, with Ebinyege leg rattles and clapping.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950

Omukazi owazaire enkurungu

- Amosi Bitamako, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Omukazi owazumire embuzi

- Amosi Bitamako, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Omukazi owajumire embuzi

- Amosi Bitanako, Hugh Tracey

(a) Omukazi owazaire enkirungu

- Amosi Bitanako, Composer not Specified, Tracey, Hugh

Omukazi owazaire enkurungu

- Amosi Bitanako, performer not specified, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Omukazi owazaire enkirungu

- Amosi Bitanako, Hugh Tracey

Bwonwa

- Angelina Isaka with Haya women / Chief Garikani, Kalema, Hugh Tracey

Mpyaile entongo

- Atanasi Gamanya with Haya men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Atanasi Gamanya with Haya men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Haya (African people) , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Tanzania Bukoba f-tz
  • Language: Nyoro , Haya
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/172595 , vital:42225 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR146-11
  • Description: "I have planted my seeds and if I reap six of them it will be enough." "Should anyone steal my crops I would be very hungry." This item was recorded by a group of Haya men who were working on the diamond mines near Shinyanga at Mwadui. Like several other Haya items it gives the impression of having strong affinity if not its origin with Arab music. Ngoma yawakazi dance song for women, with metal cylindrical laced drum.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Luma

- Atokwe, Bamba men of Toro District, composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Luma

- Atokwe with Bamba men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Atokwe with Bamba men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Nyankole (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Bundibugyo f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro , Nyankole
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/170391 , vital:41916 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0136-03
  • Description: The Luma flute dances are a popular recreation in this district which lies under the foot of the Ruwenzori mountain, near its north west end. All the players of this ensemble were prisoners whom the local Ssaza chief let out of custody especially to play for this recording. The names of the seven pipes used:- from high to low pitch 1. Kyenuma, 2. Kyegira, 3. Sikuse, 4. Pee, 5. Kwigirize, 6. Kyigira Kike, 7. Chahomya. Luma flute ensemble x7 and one conical drum laced, single, played with sticks.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950

Luma

- Atokwe with Bamba men, Composer not Specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kigara kyamsiriba

- Babyesiga, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Babyesiga , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Music--Uganda , Nyoro (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda Hoima f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/169664 , vital:41784 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0132-07
  • Description: "There was a certain magician who declared that a lion could be killed by the bare hands alone. No one believes him." The singer yodells in typically African fashion. The tuning of this harp is as follows:- 336, 304, 252, 200, 168, (152), (126) vs, strings 7 and 8 were slightly out of tune, and should be 152 and 126. Topical song with Ekidongo eitht string horizontal harp.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Rwakyesiga ensolima

- Babyesiga, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Babyesiga , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda city not specified f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/295824 , vital:57381 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP1915-XYZ5351
  • Description: Indigenous music
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950

Rwakyesiga ensolima

- Babyesiga, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Babyesiga , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk Music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Uganda city not specified f-ug
  • Language: Nyoro
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/295778 , vital:57378 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Commercial Records, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , TP1914-XYZ5352
  • Description: Indigenous music
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950
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