Incaba kaNcofula
- Authors: Group of young Swazi men and girls (Performer) , Composer not specified
- Subjects: Regimental song , Swazi fighting song , Vocal , Umgubo , Lobamba village , Mbabane , Swaziland
- Type: Sound , Music
- Identifier: vital:15250 , MOA18-10 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017409 , MOA18
- Description: English translation of title: 'The fortress of Ncofula' , This regimental song is one of the best known Swazi fighting song, considered by many to be the national song or anthem of the people. The song can be heard in many forms throughout the country. This version was recorded at the Queen Mother's village by members of the King's family , This recording is held at the International Library of African Music. For further information contact ilamlibrary@ru.ac.za , This recording was digitised by the International Library of African Music , Original format: 15ips reel , Equipment used in digitisation: Studer B 67 Tape Recorder; Nagra III , Software: Sound Forge V.6 , Sample rate: 44100Hz 16Bit Stereo
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The Sound of Africa: The Three High Commission Territories Series No. 3, The music of Swaziland
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Swaziland , Nguni , Bantu , Folk music , Conversation , Lowveld , Hair , Ligubu , Running , Walking , Protocol , Etiquette , Boys , Discipline , Chanting , We Safeguard the Chief , Quavering , Ihubo , Regiment , Incwala , Hoeing song , Fly Along Little Dove , Hamba Juba , Musical bows , Small flutes , Large bow , Reed , Queen Mother , Royalty , Chief , Pine trees , Forest , Mbube , Lion Song , Yell , Rant , Falsetto , Timber , Transvaal , National anthem , Indlaliso , Umgubo , Knobkerrie , Wondoloza bantu , Kinship ceremony , Maye maye , Flute , Constance Magogo , Bow , Ngoneeni ngoneni bakithi , Shangaan , Makweyana , Zakaliya uphume Nkelebeni , Mhlanga reed ceremony , Lobombo , Queen-Mother‘s village , Mbabane , Lion song , Usutu forest , Havelock Mine , Incaba kancofula
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15094 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008522 , Reel number: BC117, BC118, BC119
- Description: 3rd programme in The Three High Commission Territories Series in ‘The Sound of Africa‘ Series of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey on his travels in search of African music, broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts , Feature programm for the BBC
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The Sound of Africa: The Three High Commission Territories, Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Singing , Indigenous music , Traditional music , Dithoko , Praise song , Horses , Maloti mountains , Cattle herding , Sticks , Lesiba , Zulu , Tswana , Sotho , Tlokwa , Koena , Chiefs , Shaka , Mantantisi , Moshoeshoe , Hunting ground , Cattle raiders , Red cliffs , Thaba Bosiu , Lesotho , Maseru , Work songs , Mokorotlo , Stamping , Blankets , Lengae , Lelingoana , Initiation songs , Mafeking District , Sheep skin , Leather aprons , White wood ash , Grass ropes , Mask of straw , Clapping , Mouse songs , Rosery , Rain song , Pula , Chief Batwe Village , Kanye , Lion skin , Mzilikazi , Ndebele , Bulawayo , Khama, Tshekedi , Bamangwato , Fighting songs , Livingstone, David , Moffat, Robert , Christianity , Catholic Mission , French Canadians , Morija , Choral , Paris Evangelical Missionary Society , Arbousset, Thomas , Casalis, Eugene , Gosselin, Constant , Knobkerries , Red ochre , Reed pipes , Coloured dress , Chants , Ligubu bow , Regimental dance , Indlaliso , Wondoloza bantu , Incwala ritual , Umgubo , Ihlubo , Hoeing song , Maye maye inesizema , Musical bows , Flutes , Makweyana bow , Love song , Lament song , Party songs , Tshidilamolomo , Dance songs , Huts , Sacred , Secret , Ululations , Throat sound , Bana ba tau we el , Kgomo e tsaletse nageng thokwana , Serago ko gae ko gae , Kgatla
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15113 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011497 , Reel numbers: BC110, BC111, BC112, BC113, BC120
- Description: 1st programme in ‘The Sound of Africa‘ Series IV of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey on his travels in search of African music, broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation , Feature programme for the BBC , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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