Mtsotsho and other dances from the Gcaleka of South Africa
Various Artists
Pioneer collector, Hugh Tracey collected several dance songs from the Gcaleka culture group found in the Transkei, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa in 1957. The music often includes overlapping melody lines as well deep, rhythmic wordless vocalizations (called eefing in North America).
Track Listing
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101
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Inkuntse | Group of young boys and girls | 2:37 | |
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102
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Wayisebenzela Ijoyini | Group of young boys and girls | 3:01 | |
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103
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Malayisha I | Group of young Gcaleka girls and amakwenkwe | 1:20 | |
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104
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Malayisha II | Group of young Gcaleka girls and amakwenkwe | 1:36 | |
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105
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Nganibonge Amakentani | Thombi Fegetwai and Gcaleka boys and girls | 2:53 | |
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106
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Amaseyibokwe athengwa ngemali eninzi | Group of Gcaleka boys and girls | 2:23 | |
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107
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Umama litshipa | Group of Gcaleka boys and girls | 3:06 | |
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108
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Mama ndaswelindawo ngendaba | Group of Gcaleka boys and girls | 1:25 | |
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109
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Bam! Mfana kabanina undenzenzima | Group of Gcaleka women | 2:53 | |
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110
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Nkonkonko | Group of young Gcaleka boys and girls | 1:42 | |
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111
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Nyakumtyela egageni | Nodinile | 2:51 |
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