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Shiwana Mpetasi (Track)
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"Tu shalala" is the expression of delight when someone looks in through the door and sees a pot full of good food cooking and anticipates the meal.
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Shiya bantwana nosela ingavin (Track)
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"Gavin" is the local name for "skokiaan", a local fortified drink. The name "Ivakutsiwo" means "you have heard it said."
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Shoko woye (Track)
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"Shoko woye, teere bani, uzoona pakaikwa baba." "Shoko (monkey) follow the stream and you will see where they buried your father."
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Shokora ndinozwa mumba muno (Track)
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The Shangara dance has enjoyed many years of popularity amongst the younger generation. Its pronunciation is unusual being Shagara and not as one might have expected Shangara. It is a swiftly moving step dance performed by each of the dancers in turn. The singer remarks among other things on the expense involved i...
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Shumba (Track)
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Said to be an old hunting song, sung by the people left at home when the men were out hunting. The musician remained behind playing this music quietly to bring luck to the hunters. The singer is singing to himself in self-delectative style without an audience.
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Shundu na Wamukoya (Track)
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Shundu and Wamukoya were brothers who had separate kingdoms among the Wanga, one in the east and the other in the north of the Country. Shundu was the father of the great chief Mumia. The song recalls their tribal fighting and feuds.
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Shuru Mmamutsumi (Track)
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My breastbone is painful. I went to my grandmother and told her. I was crying—I had no mother, no father. I sing about my breastbone and I feel better. Chorus: "Hlala mahlalela."
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Siamawe siya (Track)
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"All the men are joining the army and leave us behind to do the work." 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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