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Anatami (Mid-season)

- Group of Tonga men led by Siamungomo, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Tonga men led by Siamungomo , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138353 , vital:37625 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR043-01
  • Description: Towards the end of the song the voice of the Chief Chepepo can be heard. "Listen boys, I have been to Gwanda, Mersima, Plumtree in Salisbury. Also I was in India." Midseason is the time between sowing and reaping the winter crops, between May and July. Drinking song with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Mobai

- Group of Tonga women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Tonga women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138617 , vital:37656 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR045-03
  • Description: This seems to be one of the Masabe dances for both men and women- connected with the worship or propitiation of souls or spirits called Masabe. The difference between the two does not appear to be clear cut but the Tonga recognize a number of spiritual entities which are connected with their respective Sabe dance. Masabe dance with 2 drums, hand beaten, pegged, 1 goblet (-14.5101-), 1 cylindrical.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Lwendenda mintanda mukainty Mulongo

- Group of Tonga men and women led by Joseph Munyeme, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Tonga men and women led by Joseph Munyeme , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138846 , vital:37678 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR045-09
  • Description: "Mugogo" is the name of the smaller drum. "Lwendenda mintanda mukaintu Mulongo, maweli, maweli." "I love a woman called Mulongo, and because I travel so much I never have time to see her." The playing of the stick rhythms is a speciality of the Tonga. A number of men, in this case three, take a short stick each apiece, and taps out a simple rhythm which fits into the rhythms tapped by the others. The result is a complex syncopation. most difficult to analyse. The sticks may be tapped on any convenient object, such as a log of wood-in this case on the body of a drum which was not being used for this dance. Bugogo party dance with sticks and 1 small Gogogo drum beaten by hands.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Malala wabila (Malala is crying)

- Ruth, Jane Muchindu and group of Tonga women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Ruth, Jane Muchindu and group of Tonga women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138535 , vital:37647 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR044-05
  • Description: "Malala is crying because she wants a baby. The wife of the headman has run away from her husband, because she has never had a child." Mankuntu dance song for boys and girls with 3 drums (Gogogo, Musunta, Mpati). The 1st was open, pegged and played with a stick. The 2nd and 3rd, open and pegged, and played by hands.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Tuwamba kayobwa (We are praying for clouds)

- Group of Tonga women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Tonga women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138089 , vital:37592 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-13
  • Description: The Valley Tonga have rain shrines in or near most of their larger villages where the people will come and humbly beg for rain through the medium of their rain officials specially appointed for this duty. The begging or imploring is done by the clappingof hands in respect and supplication to the Midzimu or whatever spirits are concerned with bringing rain in the early summer months of October to December. The women appear to be specially associated with the ceremonies and sing many such "rain songs." Rain song with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Indakurira shua (I cry for my friend (duet))

- 2 Tonga women and 2 young girls, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: 2 Tonga women and 2 young girls , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138198 , vital:37608 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR042-07
  • Description: The grain being pounded was "munga", one of the millets which had first to be sieved in a basket, in order to get rid of the husks. It was poured into the mortar and water was added in order to prevent the powdery meal from flying up. Pounding song with sound of pestle and mortar.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Ndafwa bama (I am dying mama)

- Notis Chukwa, Hugh Tracey

Muzimu wandiyanda moyo (The love of my heart)

- Tonga woman, Jerevani Siakuteka and friends

  • Authors: Tonga woman , Jerevani Siakuteka and friends
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137999 , vital:37582 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-03
  • Description: "I was sad because the love of my heart had gone away. So I sat for a whole day saying: "Who shall I talk to?" So my father said: "My dear son, what can we do?" And the Chief said: "You'll just have to walk all day to get her - don't think of lions or anything else." Tuning of the instrument as follows:- 384, 352, 316, 288, 256, 232, 208, 192 vps. Man's love song with Deza mbira, with board and external resonator, with shell buzzers.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Karikambo? (What shall I do?)

- Masaria and other Tonga women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Masaria and other Tonga women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138148 , vital:37599 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR042-04
  • Description: This song were taken during the actual grinding of millet into meal outside a hut. The millet was a fine brown variety known as Munga in Rhodesia. This small work song is sometimes well known by everyone in the village and commonly used by the women as they grind their corn on the stone outside their hut, or they are individual compositions without a name and with few words to the lyrics. Grinding song accompanied by the sound of grindstone.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Maiyongwe (The owl's eggs)

- Joseph Munyeme and friends, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Joseph Munyeme and friends , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138261 , vital:37616 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR042-14
  • Description: "The owl's eggs have flown up. Now has anyone else ever seen such a thing? Ho, ho, ho! I am the only person who has ever seen owl's eggs flying." Tuning of the instrument as follows:- 592, 528, 480, 432, 400, 356, 320, 296, 264, 240 vps. Humorous song with Kankowela mbira, with external resonator.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Takundambi kumulumi wako (Never mention me to your husband)

- Blakufus Simukolo and "White" Korio, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Blakufus Simukolo and "White" Korio , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138270 , vital:37618 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR042-15
  • Description: "I cannot marry a Luvale girl, or a Shona, because they put on ties. Their only duty is to cut grass, therefore I cannot marry a woman like that." Both singers were full of good beer. Two notes. 416 and 228 vs. Instrument stopped by the left thumb pressed against the longer section of the string at approximately 3 inches from the straining wire. Party song with Kalumbo bow. One-stringed, gourd resonated, struck with reed.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Nguwenda mela (See how deep the water)

- Edward Panisi, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Edward Panisi , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139064 , vital:37701 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR046-12
  • Description: This was performed by a small boy of about 11 or 12 years old, who is clearly already cut out to be a musician and leader of dances. Self-delectative song with Kalumbo bow vertical, braced and gourd resonated.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Jabeni

- Group of Tonga men and women, Hugh Tracey

Wai mwanangu (Where is my son?)

- Syadimana Nsaga, Hugh Tracey

Upendeka kukama (Nicely combed hair)

- Ruth, Jane Muchindu and group of Tonga women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Ruth, Jane Muchindu and group of Tonga women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138544 , vital:37648 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR044-06
  • Description: Pairs of dancers, girl and boy, came out and danced a rather stiff little dance together and then returned to the crowd, as another pair took their place. "When you go to town, do not tell my lover I am nearly a full grown girl, so that he will continue working and come back and find me quite grown up. Mankuntu dance song for boys and girls with 3 drums (Gogogo, Musunta, Mpati). Open and pegged, and played by hands.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Yalila ngololo kutwaga belega (You were praised by the man you worked for)

- Group of Tonga men and women led by Joseph Munyeme, Hugh Tracey

Telela (Listen)

- Samuel Musange, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Samuel Musange , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138608 , vital:37655 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR045-02
  • Description: "Listen, we are going for a meeting, we are all going to dance the Masabe. - Listen, all of you.- "What is that noise? The noise of the aeroplane. We hear the noise but we have never seen the aeroplane." Msabe dance song with 3 drums. (Mgogo: open, pegged and played with sticks. Masunta and Mpati, open, pegged and played with hands.)
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Ndamba ndabula bwa muleya (The child says I am the son of my father)

- Tenesi Muntanga and Panisi Mwetwa and group of Tonga men, Hugh Tracey

Mukalanga awole (Come Mukalanga, come rain)

- Group of Tonga women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Group of Tonga women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1957
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Tonga (Zambezi people) , Folk songs, Tonga (Zambezi) , Music--Zambia , Africa Zambia Gwembe f-za
  • Language: Tonga
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/138080 , vital:37591 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR041-12
  • Description: The Valley Tonga call it "clapping for rain." clapping being the local method of supplication. They could not say who or what Mukalanga might be. It may well refer to the second wife of the Monomotapa who was called. "Come clouds", they sky itself is "jube". Our informer, Chief Chiabi told us that his people had crossed the Zambezi river led by a famous man like the Karanga prophet Chaminuka. This man is said to have struck the waters and they divided. All the people, together with their flocks and herds crossed over over on the dry stones of the river bed. He eventually died under a certain baobab tree in a kind of trance state and ever since then the place has been set aside as a rain shine. Rain son with clapping.
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  • Date Issued: 1957

Kugiga

- Samsoni Mwetwe and group of Tonga men, Hugh Tracey

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