The Sound of Africa: Divining songs of the Xhosa

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Title: The Sound of Africa: Divining songs of the Xhosa
Performer / Recordist: Tracey, Hugh; Tracey, Peggy
Subject: Divining song; Spiritual song; Xhosa women; Xhosa Mpondo men; Traditional music; Kalana; Clapping; Singing; Chief Sigcau, Botha; The Great Place; Mpondo people; Yombela; Psychiatrist; Herbalist; Healers; Diviner song; Mamilambo; Water sprite; Transkei; Blue water lilly; Poetic charm; Sanusi; Isangoma; Witch; Psychic; African diviner; Spirit mediums; Willovale District; Magical beliefs; Nontshinga; Dark cloth; Siyavuma; Amakwenkwe; Icamagu livumile; Gcaleka; Lusikisiki; Grahamstown; Ochre; Beads; Qaukeni Great Place; Bayeza kusasa; Goat skin; Impromptu sketch; King Williams Town; Sanusi Annual Convention; Drum; Diviner's dress; Neophytes; Mthatha; Nonyanya; Recording; Playback
Description / content note: 3rd programme in ‘The Sound of Africa‘ Series III of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey and Peggy Tracey on their travels in search of African music, broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation
Type / form: Sound; Radio broadcast; Music
Language: English
Publisher: International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Date issued / published: 1955-10-16
Identifier: BC082; BC083; BC084
Is Format Of: Analog reel item
Duration (time): 00:30:06
File format: wav
Sample Rate: 15ips reel
Provenance: 96000Hz 24Bit Stereo; STUDER A812 Recorder-Reproducer; Sound Forge 9.0
Rights Holder: International Library of African Music
License: CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Access Rights: Public
Is Part Of: ILAM Hugh Tracey Broadcast Series
Format: audio/mp3
handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011627

Item sets: Hugh Tracey Broadcast Series

The Sound of Africa: Divining songs of the Xhosa

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