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Saiya Mikamba (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR155 (1950) , 1 page(s)
"Saiya Mikamba is sick." Marangu is the small village on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The first of these songs may not be an authentic Chaga song, but is rather similar to songs taught in the schools.
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR155 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Description
"Saiya Mikamba is sick." Marangu is the small village on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The first of these songs may not be an authentic Chaga song, but is rather similar to songs taught in the schools.
Date Written / Recorded
1950
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Song, Dance, Stamping, foot, Drum, bass, Sticks
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Saiya Mikamba (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR155 , 1 min
"Saiya Mikamba is sick." Marangu is the small village on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The first of these songs may not be an authentic Chaga song, but is rather similar to songs taught in the schools.
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR155 , 1 min
Description
"Saiya Mikamba is sick." Marangu is the small village on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The first of these songs may not be an authentic Chaga song, but is rather similar to songs taught in the schools.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (raw)
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Sameheni baba (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR150 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Excuse me, father, I want to make it clear to Juma that he must not play with me, lest he die.' The singers are all Nyamwezi who have come down to the East coast from the interior near Tabora and have now settled permanently at the coast in or around Dar-es-Salaam. These Nyamwezi singers of Dar-es-Salaam have an a...
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR150 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Description
Excuse me, father, I want to make it clear to Juma that he must not play with me, lest he die.' The singers are all Nyamwezi who have come down to the East coast from the interior near Tabora and have now settled permanently at the coast in or around Dar-es-Salaam. These Nyamwezi singers of Dar-es-Salaam have an attractive way of singing their songs repeating each stanza after the soloist. This style may well have been copied from the Arabs or Sw...
Excuse me, father, I want to make it clear to Juma that he must not play with me, lest he die.' The singers are all Nyamwezi who have come down to the East coast from the interior near Tabora and have now settled permanently at the coast in or around Dar-es-Salaam. These Nyamwezi singers of Dar-es-Salaam have an attractive way of singing their songs repeating each stanza after the soloist. This style may well have been copied from the Arabs or Swahili.
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Date Written / Recorded
1950
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Song, Dance, Vocals, group
Copyright Message
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Sameheni baba (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR150 , 3 mins
Excuse me, father, I want to make it clear to Juma that he must not play with me, lest he die.' The singers are all Nyamwezi who have come down to the East coast from the interior near Tabora and have now settled permanently at the coast in or around Dar-es-Salaam. These Nyamwezi singers of Dar-es-Salaam have an a...
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR150 , 3 mins
Description
Excuse me, father, I want to make it clear to Juma that he must not play with me, lest he die.' The singers are all Nyamwezi who have come down to the East coast from the interior near Tabora and have now settled permanently at the coast in or around Dar-es-Salaam. These Nyamwezi singers of Dar-es-Salaam have an attractive way of singing their songs repeating each stanza after the soloist. This style may well have been copied from the Arabs or Sw...
Excuse me, father, I want to make it clear to Juma that he must not play with me, lest he die.' The singers are all Nyamwezi who have come down to the East coast from the interior near Tabora and have now settled permanently at the coast in or around Dar-es-Salaam. These Nyamwezi singers of Dar-es-Salaam have an attractive way of singing their songs repeating each stanza after the soloist. This style may well have been copied from the Arabs or Swahili.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (raw)
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Copyright Message
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Samondoza iwe (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR176 , 3 mins
This dance is usually performed by both men and girls. It is a good example of the simple dance song and rhythmic clapping which accompany the solo stampings performed in the center of the circle of dancers by individuals who come into the ring one at a time for this purpose. This rhythm and song was adapted by An...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR176 , 3 mins
Description
This dance is usually performed by both men and girls. It is a good example of the simple dance song and rhythmic clapping which accompany the solo stampings performed in the center of the circle of dancers by individuals who come into the ring one at a time for this purpose. This rhythm and song was adapted by Andrew Tracy for the musical show "Wait a Minim" in January -- December 1962.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (raw)
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
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Sanza na sia (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR155 (1950) , 1 page(s)
"Do not be shy and keep secrets to yourself." Marangu is the small village on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The first of these songs may not be an authentic Chaga song, but is rather similar to songs taught in the schools.
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR155 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Description
"Do not be shy and keep secrets to yourself." Marangu is the small village on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The first of these songs may not be an authentic Chaga song, but is rather similar to songs taught in the schools.
Date Written / Recorded
1950
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Song, Dance, Stamping, foot, Drum, bass, Sticks
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Sanza na sia (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR155 , 1 min
"Do not be shy and keep secrets to yourself." Marangu is the small village on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The first of these songs may not be an authentic Chaga song, but is rather similar to songs taught in the schools.
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR155 , 1 min
Description
"Do not be shy and keep secrets to yourself." Marangu is the small village on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. The first of these songs may not be an authentic Chaga song, but is rather similar to songs taught in the schools.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (raw)
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Satani kwa pilu tata (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR184 (1957) , 1 page(s)
This is a dance performed at feasts of rejoicing such as the majority of a man on taking over from his dead father, or at the maturity of a girl. The recording was made at the museum at Livingstone where the performers were engaged as full-time musicians to play for the museum visitors. (See also TR-67 B-1). The s...
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR184 (1957) , 1 page(s)
Description
This is a dance performed at feasts of rejoicing such as the majority of a man on taking over from his dead father, or at the maturity of a girl. The recording was made at the museum at Livingstone where the performers were engaged as full-time musicians to play for the museum visitors. (See also TR-67 B-1). The slit drum was cracked and did not emit the usual clear tune of these gongs. The order of appearance of each instrument is as follows: --...
This is a dance performed at feasts of rejoicing such as the majority of a man on taking over from his dead father, or at the maturity of a girl. The recording was made at the museum at Livingstone where the performers were engaged as full-time musicians to play for the museum visitors. (See also TR-67 B-1). The slit drum was cracked and did not emit the usual clear tune of these gongs. The order of appearance of each instrument is as follows: -- the tall conical drum starts: then at 10 seconds the slit drum or gong; at 23 seconds the xylophone; at 37 seconds the friction drum. At the end of the recording at 2 minutes 37 seconds, the friction drum plays alone. "Satani has a bad heart, he can eat himself, like those who practice medicine murder." This was the translation given. It no doubt indicated cannibalism. "He can eat (people) himself."
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Date Written / Recorded
1957
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Dance, African Drumming, Mbira, Mbira, kangombio
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Sengemela (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR147 (1950) , 1 page(s)
These people come from the border of Ruandi-Urundi in this district. It is significant that an Ndau man from the South East of Southern Rhodesia on hearing these songs claimed that the style of singing and the sound of the words were very like his own. It is believed that the five related tribes of Southern Rhodes...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR147 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Description
These people come from the border of Ruandi-Urundi in this district. It is significant that an Ndau man from the South East of Southern Rhodesia on hearing these songs claimed that the style of singing and the sound of the words were very like his own. It is believed that the five related tribes of Southern Rhodesia, now called Shona, share a common Hima strain from the north, and may well indicate a link with the legend of the Hima Bachwezi, who...
These people come from the border of Ruandi-Urundi in this district. It is significant that an Ndau man from the South East of Southern Rhodesia on hearing these songs claimed that the style of singing and the sound of the words were very like his own. It is believed that the five related tribes of Southern Rhodesia, now called Shona, share a common Hima strain from the north, and may well indicate a link with the legend of the Hima Bachwezi, who, the Rundi and Tutsi maintain, came down with them from the north but did not stay and went on south. The features of the singers showed a strong Hamitic strain although clearly semi-Bantu.
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Date Written / Recorded
1950
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Song, Dance, Clapping, hand
Copyright Message
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Shoko woye (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR176 (1951) , 2 page(s)
"Shoko woye, teere bani, uzoona pakaikwa baba." "Shoko (monkey) follow the stream and you will see where they buried your father."
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR176 (1951) , 2 page(s)
Description
"Shoko woye, teere bani, uzoona pakaikwa baba." "Shoko (monkey) follow the stream and you will see where they buried your father."
Date Written / Recorded
1951
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Song, Dance, Clapping, hand, Stamping, foot
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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