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Manyanda Kulowa, 1st movement (Track)
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"Come and see the clever dancers." A good example of Malipenga playing and dancing. This is the opening movement of the dance. The word Muganda which is the name of this dance is taken from the sound of the drums which accompany the singing gourds.
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Mokorotlo with Lothoko Praises (Field Card)
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This is a particularly fine example of this type of singing. One of the speakers praises the late Chief Jeremiah Moshesh, another also praises the late Seiso Griffiths, the Paramount Chief of Basutoland. The song mentions their cattle, their flocks and herds. Later, one of the speakers praised the present Chief Ge...
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Mopepe (Field Card)
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Away from the Congo river itself it appears that the art of sending drum messages deteriorates into the sending of signals only, the former being based upon the tonality of the individual words comprising the sentences transmitted, the latter comprising pre-set phrases and rhythms to which certain significance is...
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Muvalenge waiti Chita wala, 2nd movement (Field Card)
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"Our 'Johannesburg' band dances much better than all the others. We wear white clothes." Sung by a small group of dancers who call themselves the 'Johannesburg' team. Chewa men working on the gold mines of Johannesburg often make up 'Malipenga' dance teams and drill themselves to tunes such as these.
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Muvalenge waiti Chita wala, 2nd movement (Track)
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"Our 'Johannesburg' band dances much better than all the others. We wear white clothes." Sung by a small group of dancers who call themselves the 'Johannesburg' team. Chewa men working on the gold mines of Johannesburg often make up 'Malipenga' dance teams and drill themselves to tunes such as these.
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Ndarama zao kusowa 2nd movement (Field Card)
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A good example of Malipenga playing and dancing. This is the opening movement of the dance. The word Muganda which is the name of this dance is taken from the sound of the drums which accompany the singing gourds. Are two melodies for this 2nd movement. There are two movements in the Mugunda dance, the second is p...
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Ndarama zao kusowa 2nd movement (Track)
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A good example of Malipenga playing and dancing. This is the opening movement of the dance. The word Muganda which is the name of this dance is taken from the sound of the drums which accompany the singing gourds. Are two melodies for this 2nd movement. There are two movements in the Mugunda dance, the second is p...
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Ngoma drum rhythms (Joined) (Track)
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The first rhythm was based upon the words of a lullaby 'Mwana hai yo hee.' 'Keep silent my child.' The second had no word base. The drums were all played by women standing in a circle with their drums held between their knees. They played with great vitality. The drums varied from about 12" across to small ones of...
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Ngoma dze ngororombe (Track)
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This remarkably efficient syncopating drummer gives a brilliant display on two drums, Mutumba and Jenje, accompanied by a ground played on Usindi and Karipi-Karipi. The player of the latter was blind.
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