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Kakwezhi (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR047 , 1 page(s)
The moon (month) in which my lover told me he would come has passed and he has not come. The story ends with an enumeration of local football wins and loss.
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR047 , 1 page(s)
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The moon (month) in which my lover told me he would come has passed and he has not come. The story ends with an enumeration of local football wins and loss.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Song, Dance, Metal pieces
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Kammaraba (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR131 (1950) , 2 page(s)
Two topical songs. The first complains about the modern girl who will not stay at home but uses cosmetics and roams around the country doing no work. The bowl is a wooden platter commonly used for serving food, turned upside down and beaten with two sticks.
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR131 (1950) , 2 page(s)
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Two topical songs. The first complains about the modern girl who will not stay at home but uses cosmetics and roams around the country doing no work. The bowl is a wooden platter commonly used for serving food, turned upside down and beaten with two sticks.
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
Dance, Song, Bowl, resonator, Sticks
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Kanenga (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR179 (1952) , 2 page(s)
A player was sorry when his friend finished his food so he sat down to sing to his Chisanzhi Mbira.
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR179 (1952) , 2 page(s)
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A player was sorry when his friend finished his food so he sat down to sing to his Chisanzhi Mbira.
Date Written / Recorded
1952
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Song, Dance, Mbira, Mbira, chizanshi
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Katela II (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR177 (1952) , 1 page(s)
These songs and the accompanying dances are performed when there is a death in the village. Ketela is the generic name of this type of dance song. A number of clapping rhythms occur in these songs including: -- b. //1, -, -, 4, -, 6, -, -//
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR177 (1952) , 1 page(s)
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These songs and the accompanying dances are performed when there is a death in the village. Ketela is the generic name of this type of dance song. A number of clapping rhythms occur in these songs including: -- b. //1, -, -, 4, -, 6, -, -//
Date Written / Recorded
1952
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, Drum
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Katela III (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR177 (1952) , 1 page(s)
These songs and the accompanying dances are performed when there is a death in the village. Ketela is the generic name of this type of dance song. A number of clapping rhythms occur in these songs including: -- c. //1, 2, 3, -, 5, -, 7, -//
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR177 (1952) , 1 page(s)
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These songs and the accompanying dances are performed when there is a death in the village. Ketela is the generic name of this type of dance song. A number of clapping rhythms occur in these songs including: -- c. //1, 2, 3, -, 5, -, 7, -//
Date Written / Recorded
1952
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, Drum
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Katuiyo II (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR166 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Two versions of the song, sung on the same day and at the same place but with different leaders. The first version is unaccompanied and the second is accompanied by a Chepkongo lyre. Katuiyo was the name of the man who introduced this kind of dancing. His name also means a 'meeting place' and the lyric includes th...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR166 (1950) , 1 page(s)
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Two versions of the song, sung on the same day and at the same place but with different leaders. The first version is unaccompanied and the second is accompanied by a Chepkongo lyre. Katuiyo was the name of the man who introduced this kind of dancing. His name also means a 'meeting place' and the lyric includes the names of various boys and girls who have met each other at the dance. This happy coincidence is made use of in friends greeting each...
Two versions of the song, sung on the same day and at the same place but with different leaders. The first version is unaccompanied and the second is accompanied by a Chepkongo lyre. Katuiyo was the name of the man who introduced this kind of dancing. His name also means a 'meeting place' and the lyric includes the names of various boys and girls who have met each other at the dance. This happy coincidence is made use of in friends greeting each other at the dance.
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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, Lyre, Chepkongo
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A Kawoko ndi ndhondo (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR192 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Three Mcoma dance songs for women and girls, with 2 goblet drums, one weighted and whistles (-11.515-). This dance song reflects a local tragedy. There was a certain White man, popularly called 'Kawoko', a game warden in this district, they say who had only one hand. There had been a recent campaign to shoot babo...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR192 (1950) , 1 page(s)
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Three Mcoma dance songs for women and girls, with 2 goblet drums, one weighted and whistles (-11.515-). This dance song reflects a local tragedy. There was a certain White man, popularly called 'Kawoko', a game warden in this district, they say who had only one hand. There had been a recent campaign to shoot baboons (in 1949) which were destroying the fields. During the shooting, they allege, he missed the baboons but shot some if the men who we...
Three Mcoma dance songs for women and girls, with 2 goblet drums, one weighted and whistles (-11.515-). This dance song reflects a local tragedy. There was a certain White man, popularly called 'Kawoko', a game warden in this district, they say who had only one hand. There had been a recent campaign to shoot baboons (in 1949) which were destroying the fields. During the shooting, they allege, he missed the baboons but shot some if the men who were driving the baboons out of the bush. The African beaters also had guns and were shooting and some say it was their eratic shooting which caused the casualties. Three men died that day and Kawoko was blamed as he was in charge of the group. He left the district shortly afterwards. A graceful circle dance performed by young girls, pairs of dancers coming out into the circle at a time.
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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, Drum, Whistle
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Kayuni ngwata (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR189 (1950) , 1 page(s)
This is an exhibition dance done by one or more dancers for the entertainment of the crowd. The drummers are men, friends of the solo dancer and the women of the village sing his dance song for him. His dance consists of a series of rhythmic shakes particularly from his waist down. He wears African made iron bells...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR189 (1950) , 1 page(s)
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This is an exhibition dance done by one or more dancers for the entertainment of the crowd. The drummers are men, friends of the solo dancer and the women of the village sing his dance song for him. His dance consists of a series of rhythmic shakes particularly from his waist down. He wears African made iron bells below the knee and above the ankle.
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, Bell, Drum
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Ketu hunyinga (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR177 (1952) , 2 page(s)
The four drummers were the chief singers together with their women. Malimba: 2 xylophones, on frames without resonators. Three goblet drums, one called Itumba and the others Mutumbwe. The Itumba drum was a closed drum with a mirliton fixed into its side, 20 inches high with 12 1/2 inch membrane. The two Mutumbwe d...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR177 (1952) , 2 page(s)
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The four drummers were the chief singers together with their women. Malimba: 2 xylophones, on frames without resonators. Three goblet drums, one called Itumba and the others Mutumbwe. The Itumba drum was a closed drum with a mirliton fixed into its side, 20 inches high with 12 1/2 inch membrane. The two Mutumbwe drums we both weighted with paste to lower their pitch, and had similar mirlitons. The largest slit drum, Kunri, was insulated from the...
The four drummers were the chief singers together with their women. Malimba: 2 xylophones, on frames without resonators. Three goblet drums, one called Itumba and the others Mutumbwe. The Itumba drum was a closed drum with a mirliton fixed into its side, 20 inches high with 12 1/2 inch membrane. The two Mutumbwe drums we both weighted with paste to lower their pitch, and had similar mirlitons. The largest slit drum, Kunri, was insulated from the ground as it had no legs. In this respect the slit drums behave physically like a xylophone note and must be supported at the two nodes or they will not sound properly.
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Date Written / Recorded
1952
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, Xylophone, Drum
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Kia Mwangala kia yanamatumbe (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR183 (1957) , 1 page(s)
Drums. Kayanda -- conical, open, pegged and weighted (--14.2--). Mitumbwe -- goblet, pinned, closed and weighted (--14.52--). Ditumba -- goblet, pinned, closed, mirliton (--14.51251--). The drums enter one after the other and end in the same way. The difference between the weighted and unweighted membrane of the d...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR183 (1957) , 1 page(s)
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Drums. Kayanda -- conical, open, pegged and weighted (--14.2--). Mitumbwe -- goblet, pinned, closed and weighted (--14.52--). Ditumba -- goblet, pinned, closed, mirliton (--14.51251--). The drums enter one after the other and end in the same way. The difference between the weighted and unweighted membrane of the drums can be clearly heard -- lower in tone and also emitting a slightly slurred or portamento tone Mentone, while the unweighted drum s...
Drums. Kayanda -- conical, open, pegged and weighted (--14.2--). Mitumbwe -- goblet, pinned, closed and weighted (--14.52--). Ditumba -- goblet, pinned, closed, mirliton (--14.51251--). The drums enter one after the other and end in the same way. The difference between the weighted and unweighted membrane of the drums can be clearly heard -- lower in tone and also emitting a slightly slurred or portamento tone Mentone, while the unweighted drum sounds a clear hollow note.
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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
Song, Dance, Drum
Copyright Message
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