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Gatanga mea Kpiono ya geduele

- Zande men and women, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Gatanga mea kpiono ya geduele

- Zande men and women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Zande men and women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Zande , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Nguru f-cg
  • Language: Zande/Bandiya
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/167858 , vital:41517 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0123-09
  • Description: This dance is performed at full moon, an old Zande custom. The Borassus palm bells are made from the hard shell of the fruit, one end being sawn off for this purpose. Two short lengths of stick are hung inside the shell and the result is similar in shape and size to cow bells used in many countries of the world. Ths size of these Zande Akiri bells was approximately three and half long and three broad. Zande dance with Bugu slit drum, 3 Ndimu double headed, conical cross laced drums, metal hand bells, and Akiri bells made of the borassus palm with wooden clappers.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Bia Kpe II

- Zande women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Zande women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Zande , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Nguru f-cg
  • Language: Zande/Bandiya
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/167986 , vital:41528 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0123-14
  • Description: A daughter weeps for her father whom she will never meet again. 'Bia' means 'a song' and 'Kpe' means 'tears'. Literally - a song of tears. The song is sung around the body of the dead person. There is little to indicate from the style and manner of singing that they indicate sorrow or mourning. To an outsider, Zande mourning songs sound as unconcerned with death as similar songs in other African tribes. Mourning song.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Bia Kpe

- Zande women, Performer not specified, Composer not specified, Tracey, Hugh

Bia Kpe I

- Zande women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Zande women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Zande , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Nguru f-cg
  • Language: Zande/Bandiya
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/167977 , vital:41527 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0123-13
  • Description: A daughter weeps for her father whom she will never meet again. 'Bia' means 'a song' and 'Kpe' means 'tears'. Literally - a song of tears. The song is sung around the body of the dead person. There is little to indicate from the style and manner of singing that they indicate sorrow or mourning. To an outsider, Zande mourning songs sound as unconcerned with death as similar songs in other African tribes. Mourning song.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Masanga nyi maye

- Zayi Pierre and Bodagi Alias and Ngbandi men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Zayi Pierre and Bodagi Alias and Ngbandi men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Mangbetu , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Ubangi f-cg
  • Language: Ngbandi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166980 , vital:41425 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0121-11
  • Description: "If ever I have a man out in prison I shall take him to the tribunal first." The tuning of bamboo notes is not easy as with metal notes on account of the nature of the overtones produced by bamboo. The tuning of these Ngombi Likembe was not quite the same as in the previous items, the reeds of bamboo from left to right was 236, 152, 212, 138, 200, 182, 166 and 332 vs. which gives a heptatonic scale:- 332, (304), (276), 236, 212, 200, 182, 166, 152, 138 vs. The top of this bowl shaped likembe was sewn onto the body which was made from a solid log hollowed out like a bowl with an 8" handle. The body was 21" broad and 7" deep. Topical song with Ngombi Likembe with bamboo notes.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Ayambungu

- Zayi Pierre and Bodagi Alias and Ngbandi men, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Zayi Pierre and Bodagi Alias and Ngbandi men , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Folk songs, Mangbetu , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Ubangi f-cg
  • Language: Ngbandi
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166971 , vital:41424 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0121-10
  • Description: "If ever I have a man out in prison I shall take him to the tribunal first." The tuning of bamboo notes is not easy as with metal notes on account of the nature of the overtones produced by bamboo. The tuning of these Ngombi Likembe was not quite the same as in the previous items, the reeds of bamboo from left to right was 236, 152, 212, 138, 200, 182, 166 and 332 vs. which gives a heptatonic scale:- 332, (304), (276), 236, 212, 200, 182, 166, 152, 138 vs. The top of this bowl shaped likembe was sewn onto the body which was made from a solid log hollowed out like a bowl with an 8" handle. The body was 21" broad and 7" deep. Topical song with Ngombi Likembe with bamboo notes.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Diya Kilango

- Zegive and Mvu people, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Zegive and Mvu people , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1952
  • Subjects: Bangba (African people) , Folk music , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Watsa f-cg
  • Language: Mvuba
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/166624 , vital:41386 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR0119-09
  • Description: This tribe, like many of the non-Bantu tribes in this North East part of the Congo are very simple people indeed. The country has still few roads and the carrying of officials and others whose work takes into remote parts is still common. The chair or mashila which they carry is locally called Tipoyi. Work song (carrying Sedan chair), with harp, likembe, bells and basket rattle.
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  • Date Issued: 1952

Oowa

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

Diya kilango

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

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