Hymn, topical, and dance songs from the Bemba-speaking people of Zambia

Collector Hugh Tracey recorded Bemba-speaking groups at several Zambian mining compounds in 1957. The music includes religious hymns as well as entertaining songs, some accompanied by guitar. The groups came from various locations around Zambia, known then as Northern Rhodesia.

Track Listing

101	Tubamu tumo tulawamisha (Some girls excel in beauty)	Three Bemba men singing love song	03:16
102	Nafwaya fauya cibamu candi (Looking for my girl)	Dyson Simwinga and group of Bemba men	03:06
103	Tikonkote (The praying mantis)	M. Sashi and group of Lumbo men	02:32
104	Chilumendo chakumona ku menso chilocha (How clean can a man or woman be)	Luson Mwape Muchalo	02:48
105	Kumulu ekwafumine (The angels came from heaven)	Choir of St. Francis Mission	02:09
106	Nkunte njinga Andre Ciku (Andrew Ciku urged us to pedal fast on our bicycles)	M. Sashi and group of Lumbo men	02:21
107	Nsanguke pungwa Maiswetu Nsanguke (I can change myself into a hawk)	Shewess Mwali and group of Bemba men	01:33
108	Tulenwo bwalwa we mwana tule (We drink beer, child, until the morning)	Shewess Mwali and group of Bemba men	01:44
109	Maselino yaya yoyayu (Maselino)	The Four Pals	02:43
110	Kakashimbi nkumuye mu s/c 5 ulucelo (The girl I met in Section 5 this morning)	C. Filimba and P. Kosimasi	01:34