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Alhamdulilla

- Salim Zeydan with Arab men, Hugh Tracey

Hamolo

- Salim Zeydan with Arab men, Hugh Tracey

Hoe hoe

- Mwana Bibi with Swahili women, Hugh Tracey

Marhaban sheikhlwa dhifa

- Sheik Mohammed Bin Isa with Arab/Swahili boys, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Sheik Mohammed Bin Isa with Arab/Swahili boys , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Kenya , Songs, Swahili--Kenya , Songs, Swahili--Tanzania , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Malindi f-ke
  • Language: Arabic
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179999 , vital:43290 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR171-13
  • Description: Chant in praise of Allah. It is commonly believed by Mohammedans that by constantly repeating the name of the a dead Sheik you could see him in a vision. The capacity for "seeing" eidetic images is found all over the world. This kind of 'grunting' is found in many African tribes who have experienced the influence of Mohammedanism. It is also used among the Xhosa of the transkei although they are said to have left East Africa about 400 years ago and have no trace of that religion today. Praise of Allah.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Marhaban sheikhlwa dhifa

- Sheik Mohammed Bin Isa with Arab/Swahili boys, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Sheik Mohammed Bin Isa with Arab/Swahili boys , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Kenya , Songs, Swahili--Kenya , Songs, Swahili--Tanzania , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Malindi f-ke
  • Language: Arabic
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/179995 , vital:43291 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR171-13
  • Description: Chant in praise of Allah. It is commonly believed by Mohammedans that by constantly repeating the name of the a dead Sheik you could see him in a vision. The capacity for "seeing" eidetic images is found all over the world. This kind of 'grunting' is found in many African tribes who have experienced the influence of Mohammedanism. It is also used among the Xhosa of the transkei although they are said to have left East Africa about 400 years ago and have no trace of that religion today. Praise of Allah.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Mwache aukareze mvuma

- Mwana Bibi with Swahili women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mwana Bibi with Swahili women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Kenya , Songs, Swahili--Kenya , Songs, Swahili--Tanzania , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Malindi f-ke
  • Language: Swahili
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/180030 , vital:43296 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR171-16
  • Description: The double reed Arab aboe accompanies an essentially African style of song. These Zumali oboes are bought from the Arab sailors who come down the coast every year in their dhows, sailing before the monsoon winds in each direction between the African east coast ports and the Persian Gulf. Vugo dance song for women, with horn rattles, horns played with sticks, 2 cylindrical drums, double sided, laced, played with hands, 5 holed Zumali oboe.
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  • Date Issued: 1950

Nitunde upi, kula nitundao una nana

- Mwana Bibi with Swahili women, Hugh Tracey

  • Authors: Mwana Bibi with Swahili women , Hugh Tracey
  • Date: 1950
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Music--Kenya , Songs, Swahili--Kenya , Songs, Swahili--Tanzania , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Malindi f-ke
  • Language: Swahili
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/180039 , vital:43297 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa , TR171-17
  • Description: The double reed Arab aboe accompanies an essentially African style of song. These Zumali oboes are bought from the Arab sailors who come down the coast every year in their dhows, sailing before the monsoon winds in each direction between the African east coast ports and the Persian Gulf. The calls and answers with which the women start their song contains a local variations of the English "Hip-hip-hurrah!" "hipo-hipo hure." Vugo dance song for women, with horn rattles, horns played with sticks, 2 cylindrical drums, double sided, laced, played with hands, 5 holed Zumali oboe.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 1950

Yauma nalat

- Sheik Bunu Bin Shahamadi with Arab men, Hugh Tracey

"Hoe hoe"

- Bibi, Mwana, Swahili women, Composer unknown, Tracey, Hugh

  • Authors: Bibi, Mwana , Swahili women , Composer unknown , Tracey, Hugh
  • Date: 0000-00-00
  • Subjects: Folk music--Africa , Field recordings , Africa, Sub-Saharan , Africa Kenya Malindi f-ke
  • Language: Swahili
  • Type: sound recordings , field recordings , sound recording-musical
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/213443 , vital:47833 , International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , Hugh Tracey Field Tapes, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa , HTFT232-D154 , Research no. D7N14b
  • Description: This song follows the recording of D7N14a, however no field card or information was recorded for the song.
  • Full Text: false
  • Date Issued: 0000-00-00
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