item Item : Instrumental music: mbira and xylophone 10

Title
Instrumental music: mbira and xylophone
Collector
Blacking, John
Collection
Venda Music: Recorded Examples by John Blacking [enregistrements accompagnant publication, accès en ligne]
Recording date
Jan. 1, 1956 - Dec. 31, 1963
Access type
full

Geographic and cultural informations

Location
Afrique du Sud
Population / social group
Venda
Ethnographic context
Instrumental music: mbira and xylophone.

a) For mbila tshipai: (i) A walking tune for going to amalaita boxing at the cattle dip (see Pl. 5 in VC), played in 1956 by Samuel Shipango of Lambani. (ii) and (iii) two Amalaita duets played in 1956 by Johannes Hanyani (Shangana-Tsonga) of Tshivhambe, assisted by Joseph Makungo (Venda). (2:00)

b) For mbila dza madeza: (i) Vho-Muzila and (ii) Tsha Madekwe, played by Mattheus Mutswaletswane of Vondo in Meadowlands, Soweto, in 1963, accompanied by friends who sing the chorus. (2:25)

c) For mbila mtondo xylophone: Hu na Nya-mu-takala-nga-u-la (“It is Madam Happy-whenever-she-is eating.”) This is an old song, said to be the original of Vho-Muzila (see bi, above), which was the name given to it in honor of Ramaremisa, Chief Tshivhase in the 1930s. Played by William Marubini Madobi and George Lugiseni Madobi of Mbaleni, in 1957. See photo taken during performance, HM, following p. 50. (2:20)

Musical informations

Number Composition Vernacular name Interprets

Archiving data

Code
CNRSMH_E_1976_018_001_010
Original code
BM.1976.014.001:01-10
Item number
10
Remarks
Last modification
Oct. 5, 2013, 2:18 p.m.

Technical data

Media type
Audio