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Godumaduma gwa Mosadi (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR117 (1959) , 1 page(s)
There was once a child who was with other children and met a man who liked her. He asked to the child to pull a splinter from his thumb. For that service many cattle appeared magically and the child was asked to choose one. The other children became jealous and when they passed a large hole in the ground they thre...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR117 (1959) , 1 page(s)
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There was once a child who was with other children and met a man who liked her. He asked to the child to pull a splinter from his thumb. For that service many cattle appeared magically and the child was asked to choose one. The other children became jealous and when they passed a large hole in the ground they threw her in. There she lived with a big snake. After a while she wanted to go home again and the snake asked if he could twine himself aro...
There was once a child who was with other children and met a man who liked her. He asked to the child to pull a splinter from his thumb. For that service many cattle appeared magically and the child was asked to choose one. The other children became jealous and when they passed a large hole in the ground they threw her in. There she lived with a big snake. After a while she wanted to go home again and the snake asked if he could twine himself around her. He did so and as she reached her home the snake went back to his hole. The song was sung on the way home: -- "When I sing this song, you will know that I am tired and we must rest awhile."
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Date Written / Recorded
1959
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
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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Hadithi ya charahani (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR170 , 2 mins
How a tailor was asked to make a special coat for an important customer and what he did for him in the way of magnificent coat with several arms and a bubui veil. The teller of the story is himself a tailor in Tabora.
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR170 , 2 mins
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How a tailor was asked to make a special coat for an important customer and what he did for him in the way of magnificent coat with several arms and a bubui veil. The teller of the story is himself a tailor in Tabora.
Date Written / Recorded
1950
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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Hadithi ya Manyanya (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR151 , 3 mins
An example of Sukuma speech. A translation of this imprompti sketch was not available at the time of recording and part towards the end is in Swahili. The Sukuma, they said, are fond of making up sketches such as this as an evening's entertainment.
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR151 , 3 mins
Description
An example of Sukuma speech. A translation of this imprompti sketch was not available at the time of recording and part towards the end is in Swahili. The Sukuma, they said, are fond of making up sketches such as this as an evening's entertainment.
Date Written / Recorded
1950
Field of Study
World Music
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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Hakata = Divining dice (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR011 , 3 mins
A sketch representing the visit of a woman to a diviner. She is asking about her husband who has left her for another woman. She seeks the advice of the dice and would be glad to get her husband back. Fortune-telling is still very popular among the country people. The woman asks for advice as she is having bad luc...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR011 , 3 mins
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A sketch representing the visit of a woman to a diviner. She is asking about her husband who has left her for another woman. She seeks the advice of the dice and would be glad to get her husband back. Fortune-telling is still very popular among the country people. The woman asks for advice as she is having bad luck. The diviner says she must have a rival who is opposed to her, and what is more, the Ndau people who have come into their country fro...
A sketch representing the visit of a woman to a diviner. She is asking about her husband who has left her for another woman. She seeks the advice of the dice and would be glad to get her husband back. Fortune-telling is still very popular among the country people. The woman asks for advice as she is having bad luck. The diviner says she must have a rival who is opposed to her, and what is more, the Ndau people who have come into their country from the north make trouble. 'Your chief should see about this and get rid of them.' The Ndau tribe from the hills of Spungabera have migrated south to the lower Limpopo valley in large numbers. Much of the sketch is in Ndau.
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Date Written / Recorded
1956
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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Himai Kamamane = Grand-mother of Kamamane (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR029 (1957) , 1 page(s)
With imitations of fowls, dogs and cats
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR029 (1957) , 1 page(s)
Description
With imitations of fowls, dogs and cats
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
Spoken Word, Mbira dza waNdau, Bell
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Hlakanyana (The wonderful child) (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR028 , 4 mins
At the beginning of the story, a hen which had been walking about between and over the closely packed women in the hut (who were all sitting on the ground) rushed out again, cackling. The story teller can be heard cracking her fingers, snapping them, clapping her hands and so on. Her gestures were very expressive....
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR028 , 4 mins
Description
At the beginning of the story, a hen which had been walking about between and over the closely packed women in the hut (who were all sitting on the ground) rushed out again, cackling. The story teller can be heard cracking her fingers, snapping them, clapping her hands and so on. Her gestures were very expressive. The story is about a wonderful child. The very day he was born, he said: "Give me my trousers, I'm off to the Mines." On the way he me...
At the beginning of the story, a hen which had been walking about between and over the closely packed women in the hut (who were all sitting on the ground) rushed out again, cackling. The story teller can be heard cracking her fingers, snapping them, clapping her hands and so on. Her gestures were very expressive. The story is about a wonderful child. The very day he was born, he said: "Give me my trousers, I'm off to the Mines." On the way he met a white mn who was looking for 40 boys. "All right, my boss, here I am." - So he was given 40 sickles and in a trice he had reaped all the corn and came back for more work. He did other wonderful things and his employer then began to realise he would have to pay him 40 salaries! So the employer laid various traps for him, like digging a hole for him to fall into so that he should be buried alive, but he evaded them all. And in the end he was paid in full. - "a lump sum" and went off home with his just reward.
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Date Written / Recorded
1957
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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Imbai tudi benaLulua (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR183 , 3 mins
The roaring sound towards the end is produced by the lips and cheeks of the women and is not produced in the throat, (as the Xhosa do.) The women usually use a gourd when making this sound, holding their mouths into the orifice of the gourd. They appear to blow through their pursed lips first on one side and then...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR183 , 3 mins
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The roaring sound towards the end is produced by the lips and cheeks of the women and is not produced in the throat, (as the Xhosa do.) The women usually use a gourd when making this sound, holding their mouths into the orifice of the gourd. They appear to blow through their pursed lips first on one side and then on the other, alternately. No gourds were used on this occasion. This item which was recorded at the Wankie Colliery several hundred mi...
The roaring sound towards the end is produced by the lips and cheeks of the women and is not produced in the throat, (as the Xhosa do.) The women usually use a gourd when making this sound, holding their mouths into the orifice of the gourd. They appear to blow through their pursed lips first on one side and then on the other, alternately. No gourds were used on this occasion. This item which was recorded at the Wankie Colliery several hundred miles from the district of origin of the performers, appears to have been influenced by foreign mission techniques, especially in the incorrect iambic stress at the end of lines.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (raw)
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
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Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Imihigo (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR057 , 5 mins
The performer, a Tutsiman, recounts imaginary exploits to amuse the chief. A common custom amongst the Tutsi who have competitions of this sort in order to decide which is the most gifted narragor. An interesting recording for linguists. The recitation is introduced by a short praise cry by the people standing nea...
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of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR057 , 5 mins
Description
The performer, a Tutsiman, recounts imaginary exploits to amuse the chief. A common custom amongst the Tutsi who have competitions of this sort in order to decide which is the most gifted narragor. An interesting recording for linguists. The recitation is introduced by a short praise cry by the people standing nearby.
Date Written / Recorded
1952
Field of Study
World Music
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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Ingaju (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR057 (1952) , 1 page(s)
The performer, a Tutsiman, recounts imaginary exploits to amuse the chief. A common custom amongst the Tutsi who have competitions of this sort in order to decide which is the most gifted narragor. An interesting recording for linguists. The recitation is introduced by a short praise cry by the people standing nea...
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR057 (1952) , 1 page(s)
Description
The performer, a Tutsiman, recounts imaginary exploits to amuse the chief. A common custom amongst the Tutsi who have competitions of this sort in order to decide which is the most gifted narragor. An interesting recording for linguists. The recitation is introduced by a short praise cry by the people standing nearby.
Date Written / Recorded
1952
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
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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Inkulu into ezakwenzeka = Something very bad is going to happen (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR013 (1957) , 2 page(s)
The woman held the bow vertical in her left hand near the end, and stopped the open string between her first finger and thumb at a spot about 3" from the node. She beat the string with a thin light stick about 18" long and pressed the sound resonator to her chest high up near the left shoulder. The bow emitted two...
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR013 (1957) , 2 page(s)
Description
The woman held the bow vertical in her left hand near the end, and stopped the open string between her first finger and thumb at a spot about 3" from the node. She beat the string with a thin light stick about 18" long and pressed the sound resonator to her chest high up near the left shoulder. The bow emitted two notes only a tone apart, to which she sang very softly.
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
Spoken Word, Bow, musical, Hadi
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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