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Bagangali

- Bakia Pierre, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Bakia Pierre , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Mangbetu , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Buta f-cg
  • Language: Zande/Bandiya
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/167368 , vital:41472 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0122-05
  • Description: "I am the only son of my father. My wife, laugh just once so that I may see your teeth." Ngbanda Mandefu, the other harp player, a tall bearded man got up and danced in a style reminiscent of a Cossack dance, snapping his fingers and stamping now and then. Bakia Pierre is a large quietly spoken man who works in a Portuguese butchers shop in the small town of Buta. His songs were greeted with great applause and satisfaction by his fellow Zande in the circle. Topical song, with vertical angular Kundi harp, 5 strings.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Dekuku na degusiye dukwazile kima-koyo

- Bakia Pierre, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Midebina vungu

- Bakia Pierre, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Bagangali

- Bakia Pierre, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Gbada

- Bandani and Mayogo men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Bandani and Mayogo men and 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/10962/166519 , vital:41373 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0118-12
  • Description: The railway has reached this spot far into the interior of the Congo. It is a narrow gauge (about 2' 6") line which runs from Aketi on one of the northern tributaries of the Congo eastwards to the edge of the great tropical Ituri forest, In common with many other parts of Africa local railway trains have struck the imagination and figure frequently in song. It is interesting to note the "Ai-yo-o" of the singer so often heard in guitar songs. Party song with a Kombi and 1 Gbe-Kombi Likembe.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Agapa

- Bandani and Mayogo men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Bandani and Mayogo men and 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/10962/166511 , vital:41372 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0118-11
  • Description: "A man went on a journey and took the train." The railway has reached this spot far into the interior of the Congo. It is a narrow gauge (about 2' 6") line which runs from Aketi on one of the northern tributaries of the Congo eastwards to the edge of the great tropical Ituri forest, In common with many other parts of Africa local railway trains have struck the imagination and figure frequently in song. It is interesting to note the "Ai-yo-o" of the singer so often heard in guitar songs. Party song with a Kombi and 1 Gbe-Kombi Likembe.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Gbada

- Bandani with Mayogo men and women, Hugh Tracey

Masi asiibi mbaya

- Bandani with Mayogo men and women, Hugh Tracey

Makoto

- Barambo soilders and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Barambo soilders and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Mangbetu , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Poko f-cg
  • Language: Ngbandi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166994 , vital:41427 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0121-13
  • Description: No details of the instruments tuning were taken at the time except to note that they conformed to the usual likembe pattern, box body, bass notes central in the array, with a single low note to one side of the single manual. Dance tunes with 2 Likembe and a conical laced drum.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Apegale

- Barambo soilders and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Barambo soilders and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Mangbetu , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Poko f-cg
  • Language: Ngbandi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166989 , vital:41426 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0121-12
  • Description: No details of the instruments tuning were taken at the time except to note that they conformed to the usual likembe pattern, box body, bass notes central in the array, with a single low note to one side of the single manual. Dance tunes with 2 Likembe and a conical laced drum.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Apegale

- Barambo soldiers and women, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Makoto

- Barambo soldiers and women, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Kinyiri

- Barwegira, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

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

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

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.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1952

Abahizi

- Batwa musicians of Chief Kamuzini, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mpagatare a; Mpundu b

- Batwa musicians of Chief Kamuzini, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Intumwa

- Batwa musicians of Chief Kamuzini, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Mpundu

- Batwa singers of Chief Kamuzinzi, Hugh Tracey

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