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Uyabaleka wemungoma hmu (Track)
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This group of young men had evidently been to the Gold Mines for they were all wearing the full mine trousers decorated with blue patches. - One of them "Shortie" was the cause of much gaiety to the women spectators, who called out (in Baca) "Try standing a bit higher, Sho'tie". His trousers were so long and billo...
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Uyezwa ngendumo macaba ngendumo (Track)
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This song is taken from an old Ngoni regimental song which would, in the old days, have been used by the Impi, some fifty or sixty years ago, but is now used only as a song after hunting. This style is indigenous to Zululand rather than Nyasaland and was brought up north in the early 19th century migration of the...
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Wa lwendu chombele = We are going somewhere (Track)
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Although the slit drum, or gong, is used for sending messages among this Congo tribe which lives beside the Bushimaie tributary of the Sankuru, itself a tributary of the Kasai, the great southern arm of the Congo River, it is also used as an accompaniment for dances. It is not known for certain whether it is used...
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Wa ya ye ku chika. Chishiba mai walene (Field Card)
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The recording starts with the sound of the four women sounding and singing into their singing gourds. The vibration of their lips can be heard clearly in parts of the recording. The style of melody is typical of their district of origin - the Kasai Province of Southern Congo.
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Wa ya ye ku chika. Chishiba mai walene (Track)
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The item starts with the sound of the double bell and a weighted drum, followed by the recitative statement by the leader. Eventually the full chorus begins with a simple repeated refrain. The pauses in the drum rhythm mark the moment when one of the drummers throws up his drum into the air, catches it again betwe...
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Wachezalada wabyozakulya (Field Card)
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We should eat together, but that does not mean we should share the same woman.' The leader was dressed up in his dancing kit, with feather head dress, red ochre on the face and rag dress. The singers were workers on the Mwadui Diamond mines, recruited locally. The song features a character whom they call Sajeni Me...
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Wachezalada wabyozakulya (Track)
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We should eat together, but that does not mean we should share the same woman.' The leader was dressed up in his dancing kit, with feather head dress, red ochre on the face and rag dress. The singers were workers on the Mwadui Diamond mines, recruited locally. The song features a character whom they call Sajeni Me...
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Wakhala, wekha (Field Card)
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The song is said to have been sung when people were on the move. It appears to be a morality song. "Waklala wekha Wetaka withuwele Mwaklala eli Mwetaka mwithuwele Mwaklala athanu Mwetaka mwithuwele." (as written). " when you are alone, be careful when on the path. When you are two, also be careful. When you are ma...
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Walalemela mugundu (Field Card)
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The Mangala dance is usually performed with bell rattles tied onto the ankles, the performers standing around the drums and occasionally dancing round in a circle with short shuffling steps. The bells are of two pitches, high and low, a pair being strapped to left and right ankles of each dancer.
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Walalemela mugundu (Track)
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The Mangala dance is usually performed with bell rattles tied onto the ankles, the performers standing around the drums and occasionally dancing round in a circle with short shuffling steps. The bells are of two pitches, high and low, a pair being strapped to left and right ankles of each dancer.
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