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Igumira obuyatabara Ruanda (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR134 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Igumira was a local chief who used to go over into Ruanda and raid the tribes there, the Tutsi and the Hutu. The song is now used for dancing the Ekitagururo dance in which men and women do a simple rhythmic shuffle with rattles attached to their calves.
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR134 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Description
Igumira was a local chief who used to go over into Ruanda and raid the tribes there, the Tutsi and the Hutu. The song is now used for dancing the Ekitagururo dance in which men and women do a simple rhythmic shuffle with rattles attached to their calves.
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, Drum, Sticks, Rattle
Copyright Message
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Igumira obuyatabara Ruanda (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR134 , 3 mins
Igumira was a local chief who used to go over into Ruanda and raid the tribes there, the Tutsi and the Hutu. The song is now used for dancing the Ekitagururo dance in which men and women do a simple rhythmic shuffle with rattles attached to their calves.
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR134 , 3 mins
Description
Igumira was a local chief who used to go over into Ruanda and raid the tribes there, the Tutsi and the Hutu. The song is now used for dancing the Ekitagururo dance in which men and women do a simple rhythmic shuffle with rattles attached to their calves.
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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Ikulangamilaga kwilunde (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR150 (1950) , 2 page(s)
The red necked cock looked up to the sky.' There is a local breed of fowls which have no feathers on their necks and very red skin. The song refers to a certain diviner who used to smear his face and neck with red earth. The people of the village can be heard chatting and laughing during the song.
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR150 (1950) , 2 page(s)
Description
The red necked cock looked up to the sky.' There is a local breed of fowls which have no feathers on their necks and very red skin. The song refers to a certain diviner who used to smear his face and neck with red earth. The people of the village can be heard chatting and laughing during the song.
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, Vocals, group
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Ilonge Flute Tune (I) (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR158 (1950) , 1 page(s)
These hunting flute melodies improvised by the player as he sits outside the hut of a dead friend have a strange fascination. They are played, they said, during the burial feast or wake. A woman can be heard cryig in the background as in mourning. The method of blowing this pipe is interesting. The open, square cu...
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR158 (1950) , 1 page(s)
Description
These hunting flute melodies improvised by the player as he sits outside the hut of a dead friend have a strange fascination. They are played, they said, during the burial feast or wake. A woman can be heard cryig in the background as in mourning. The method of blowing this pipe is interesting. The open, square cut end to the bamboo pipe is partly closed by the tongue, the wind being expelled out of the side of the mouth across the edge of the ba...
These hunting flute melodies improvised by the player as he sits outside the hut of a dead friend have a strange fascination. They are played, they said, during the burial feast or wake. A woman can be heard cryig in the background as in mourning. The method of blowing this pipe is interesting. The open, square cut end to the bamboo pipe is partly closed by the tongue, the wind being expelled out of the side of the mouth across the edge of the bamboo. The tongue is used to give a vibrato effect but the purity of tone is marred by the strong edge tone. These tunes, they say, are frequently used for lamenting the dead, and the player will sit all night outside the hut of his dead friend, improvising flute tunes throughout the hours of darkness.
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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, Flute, Ilonge
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Imbai tudi benaLulua (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR183 (1957) , 2 page(s)
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...
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR183 (1957) , 2 page(s)
Description
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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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, Clapping, hand
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Itlanganiso ya magqika ye Izangoma (III) (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR050 (1957) , 2 page(s)
Nowinile is the wife of L. S. Khontsiwe, the 'President' of the African National Herbalist Dokhtors Association.
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR050 (1957) , 2 page(s)
Description
Nowinile is the wife of L. S. Khontsiwe, the 'President' of the African National Herbalist Dokhtors Association.
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
Dance, Song, Clapping, hand, Stamping, foot, Drum, bass
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Iyelele (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR185 (1950) , 2 page(s)
Sung when the bride's party arrive at the husband's village.
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR185 (1950) , 2 page(s)
Description
Sung when the bride's party arrive at the husband's village.
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, Vocals, group
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Kabireka kundende kure (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR128 (1952) , 1 page(s)
The Kusu are Mohammedans having accepted the domination of the Arab traders on the Luapula River in the 19th century. The simple repetitive songs demonstrating the almost mechanical simplicity of a dance rhythm. They were recorded by Kusu people about 450 miles north of the home district near the Lualaba River abo...
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR128 (1952) , 1 page(s)
Description
The Kusu are Mohammedans having accepted the domination of the Arab traders on the Luapula River in the 19th century. The simple repetitive songs demonstrating the almost mechanical simplicity of a dance rhythm. They were recorded by Kusu people about 450 miles north of the home district near the Lualaba River about 3 deg. S. of the equator. They were working at the elephant training centre at Andudu on the edge of the great Ituri Forest. Both it...
The Kusu are Mohammedans having accepted the domination of the Arab traders on the Luapula River in the 19th century. The simple repetitive songs demonstrating the almost mechanical simplicity of a dance rhythm. They were recorded by Kusu people about 450 miles north of the home district near the Lualaba River about 3 deg. S. of the equator. They were working at the elephant training centre at Andudu on the edge of the great Ituri Forest. Both items copied from discs.
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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
Song, Dance, Drum
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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Kabireka kundende kure (Track)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR128 , 3 mins
The Kusu are Mohammedans having accepted the domination of the Arab traders on the Luapula River in the 19th century. The simple repetitive songs demonstrating the almost mechanical simplicity of a dance rhythm. They were recorded by Kusu people about 450 miles north of the home district near the Lualaba River abo...
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR128 , 3 mins
Description
The Kusu are Mohammedans having accepted the domination of the Arab traders on the Luapula River in the 19th century. The simple repetitive songs demonstrating the almost mechanical simplicity of a dance rhythm. They were recorded by Kusu people about 450 miles north of the home district near the Lualaba River about 3 deg. S. of the equator. They were working at the elephant training centre at Andudu on the edge of the great Ituri Forest. Both it...
The Kusu are Mohammedans having accepted the domination of the Arab traders on the Luapula River in the 19th century. The simple repetitive songs demonstrating the almost mechanical simplicity of a dance rhythm. They were recorded by Kusu people about 450 miles north of the home district near the Lualaba River about 3 deg. S. of the equator. They were working at the elephant training centre at Andudu on the edge of the great Ituri Forest. Both items copied from discs.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field recording (raw)
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Copyright Message
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Kahuru ngoma ayo mampanda (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR047 , 2 page(s)
The song is sung for the rabbit to dance. This appears to be a traditional verse. Other 4 young boys said they added a few words and names of countries like "India", just to make the verse interesting.
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR047 , 2 page(s)
Description
The song is sung for the rabbit to dance. This appears to be a traditional verse. Other 4 young boys said they added a few words and names of countries like "India", just to make the verse interesting.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Song, Dance, Voice
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright International Library of African Music.
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