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Ngutu Waga (Track)
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"His good friend Ngutu Waga, the tailor, has been so generous to the singer as to give him all the necessary cattle with which to marry. What friend could be better than that?" This song is a tribute to his generosity. Ngutu furthermore is a fine tailor at Awak. He once cut a dress for a very plain girl which made...
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Ninkutina (Track)
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"I am afraid of you chief because you are cunning as a leopard and you might kill me tomorrow." The singer, who is well known for leading this kind of song, had a very troublesome cough in the first item.
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Odhiambo Odet (Track)
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Odhiambo is a wonderful person with eyes so bright he could even see to write in the dark. When he was named as a child all the birds and beasts came round to see this remarkable babe.
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Okelo Oyuga (Track)
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"Okelo you gave me a goat. I came to your house and you gave me cigarettes. Then I asked to have a word with you and you stayed to converse with me. You are kind. You are a good friend of mine."
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Praises for Chief Moiloa II, Chief Ikalafeng and Chief Pogiso II - Lebôkô I (Track)
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At the time of recording this village was much divided on account of the political questions of the continuity of the chieftainship. One acting Chief had been deposed and was living in Bechuanaland and another chief was acting in his place. The speaker who composed and read the praises of his elder brother, the pr...
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Shubhraj-Jaisalmer-Manganiar-Rajasthan
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Tanganyika Part I (Track)
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"Let us play the Zeze lute so that we can remember our old songs. Do not sing in a hurry. Take your time. We, the Gogo are singing in Tanganyika the land of our birth. Why do people sing all my tunes?" A lovely slow chant in which all the people joined, men women and children. It is clear that the Gogo are a poeti...
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