Kwabwalala
- Authors: Mamba Desire , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people)--Music , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kabinda f-cg
- Language: Luba/Lulua
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136993 , vital:37476 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR035-09
- Description: The bambo slatted instrument made of a raft of palm fronds is called the female instrument- in spite of the fact that it is the bass instrument. The players only played the two lowest notes as if, he said "they were drums." This is one of the many Lulua funeral songs and is sung by those friends and relatives who go to condole with a bereaved parent. Mourning song with 2 box chisanzhi, 1 chisanzhi-chinene, 2 goblet drums, pinned, weighted, closed, with mirlitons and 1 basket rattle (ligazi).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Mamba Desire , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people)--Music , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kabinda f-cg
- Language: Luba/Lulua
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136993 , vital:37476 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR035-09
- Description: The bambo slatted instrument made of a raft of palm fronds is called the female instrument- in spite of the fact that it is the bass instrument. The players only played the two lowest notes as if, he said "they were drums." This is one of the many Lulua funeral songs and is sung by those friends and relatives who go to condole with a bereaved parent. Mourning song with 2 box chisanzhi, 1 chisanzhi-chinene, 2 goblet drums, pinned, weighted, closed, with mirlitons and 1 basket rattle (ligazi).
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Mukwabumba sechilanba (This cloth is very strong)
- Marcel Mwiyaya and large group of Lulua men and women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Marcel Mwiyaya and large group of Lulua men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people)--Music , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kasai f-cg
- Language: Luba/Lulua
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136939 , vital:37470 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR035-03
- Description: The mirlitons on the gourds of these xylophones are on nipples inserted into the sides of the gourd-on a pece of gourd neck and fastened with wax. Mukwabumba dance with 2 xylophones, 2 goblet drums, closed, weighted, pinned with mirlitons and hand beaten, and 1 ligazi basket rattle, 1 whistle and tapped wood.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Marcel Mwiyaya and large group of Lulua men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people)--Music , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kasai f-cg
- Language: Luba/Lulua
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136939 , vital:37470 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR035-03
- Description: The mirlitons on the gourds of these xylophones are on nipples inserted into the sides of the gourd-on a pece of gourd neck and fastened with wax. Mukwabumba dance with 2 xylophones, 2 goblet drums, closed, weighted, pinned with mirlitons and hand beaten, and 1 ligazi basket rattle, 1 whistle and tapped wood.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Kapinga yamba (If this man wants something to sit on, he must sit on the knees of somebody else)
- Marcel Mwiyaya and large group of Lulua men and women, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Marcel Mwiyaya and large group of Lulua men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people)--Music , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kasai f-cg
- Language: Luba/Lulua
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136948 , vital:37471 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR035-04
- Description: The mirlitons on the gourds of these xylophones are on nipples inserted into the sides of the gourd-on a pece of gourd neck and fastened with wax. Kushemashi dance with 2 xylophones, 2 goblet drums, closed, weighted, pinned with mirlitons and hand beaten, and 1 ligazi basket rattle, 1 whistle and tapped wood.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Marcel Mwiyaya and large group of Lulua men and women , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people)--Music , Cultural anthropology , Luba-Lulua language , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kasai f-cg
- Language: Luba/Lulua
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/136948 , vital:37471 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR035-04
- Description: The mirlitons on the gourds of these xylophones are on nipples inserted into the sides of the gourd-on a pece of gourd neck and fastened with wax. Kushemashi dance with 2 xylophones, 2 goblet drums, closed, weighted, pinned with mirlitons and hand beaten, and 1 ligazi basket rattle, 1 whistle and tapped wood.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Muleba mushianda tato
- Ngoi Nono, Kabongo Anastase with 9 Luba men, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Ngoi Nono, Kabongo Anastase with 9 Luba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137950 , vital:37578 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-12
- Description: The song concerns a girl who was left alone in the world and had no one to look after her, and so used to sing for her living. Self-delectative song with chisanzgi box mbira with sound holes.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Ngoi Nono, Kabongo Anastase with 9 Luba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137950 , vital:37578 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-12
- Description: The song concerns a girl who was left alone in the world and had no one to look after her, and so used to sing for her living. Self-delectative song with chisanzgi box mbira with sound holes.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Shabansa katende
- Ngoi Nono, Kabongo Anastase with 9 Luba men, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Ngoi Nono, Kabongo Anastase with 9 Luba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kabongo f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137941 , vital:37576 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-11
- Description: Topical song with 2 guitars, bottle and small rattle.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Ngoi Nono, Kabongo Anastase with 9 Luba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Kabongo f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137941 , vital:37576 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-11
- Description: Topical song with 2 guitars, bottle and small rattle.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Wenda nemukwene wa mudinga (If you walk with your friend, tell him to walk discreetly)
- Nyundu Gabriel (flute) and Kwadi Bonza (mbira) with Luba men, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Nyundu Gabriel (flute) and Kwadi Bonza (mbira) with Luba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137876 , vital:37569 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-04
- Description: The actual words as given were: "Tell your friend to walk quietly and not look up." The flautist uses a voiced note or notes while playing his flute. The scale of the instrument as follows:- 680, 600, 536, 480, 448, 424, 356, 300, 268, 240, 224, 212, 178, 150, 134. Self-delectative song with 1 chisanzhi mbira, 1 side-blown transverse flute, voiced note by the flute blower.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Nyundu Gabriel (flute) and Kwadi Bonza (mbira) with Luba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137876 , vital:37569 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-04
- Description: The actual words as given were: "Tell your friend to walk quietly and not look up." The flautist uses a voiced note or notes while playing his flute. The scale of the instrument as follows:- 680, 600, 536, 480, 448, 424, 356, 300, 268, 240, 224, 212, 178, 150, 134. Self-delectative song with 1 chisanzhi mbira, 1 side-blown transverse flute, voiced note by the flute blower.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Chiyabula
- Nyundu Gabriel (flute) and Kwadi Bonza (mbira) with Luba men, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Nyundu Gabriel (flute) and Kwadi Bonza (mbira) with Luba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137886 , vital:37570 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-05
- Description: Self-delectative song with 1 chisanzhi mbira, 1 side-blown transverse flute, voiced note by the flute blower.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Nyundu Gabriel (flute) and Kwadi Bonza (mbira) with Luba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137886 , vital:37570 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-05
- Description: Self-delectative song with 1 chisanzhi mbira, 1 side-blown transverse flute, voiced note by the flute blower.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
Mutoka chini
- Nyundu Gabriel (flute) and Kwadi Bonza (mbira) with Luba men, Hugh Tracey
- Authors: Nyundu Gabriel (flute) and Kwadi Bonza (mbira) with Luba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137895 , vital:37571 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-06
- Description: Self-delectative song with 1 chisanzhi mbira, 1 side-blown transverse flute, voiced note by the flute blower.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957
- Authors: Nyundu Gabriel (flute) and Kwadi Bonza (mbira) with Luba men , Hugh Tracey
- Date: 1957
- Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Songs, Luba-Lulua , Luba (African people) , Cultural anthropology , Africa Democratic Republic of Congo Katanga f-cg
- Language: Luba
- Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/137895 , vital:37571 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR040-06
- Description: Self-delectative song with 1 chisanzhi mbira, 1 side-blown transverse flute, voiced note by the flute blower.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1957