Various songs of the Ngoni accompanied by rattles, handclapping, or board zither

Various Artists

Photograph by J. S. Laurenty, 1971. Courtesy of the International Library of African Music.

Photograph by C. Lamote. Courtesy of the International Library of African Music.

Photograph by Ronnie Landsberg, 1960’s. Courtesy of Companhia de Diamantes de Angola and ILAM.

Luba/Shankadi people, southern Democratic Republic of Congo. Instruments are Lusuba mouth bow and bottle.

Photograph by J. S. Laurenty, 1971. Courtesy of the International Library of African Music.

Luba/Bakwanga people from Bakwa Balongi (Chief’s village), Bakwanga, Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Chipeni singing gourds and three drums.

Photograph by C. Lamote. Courtesy of the International Library of African Music.

Luba people, northern Angola. Chisanzhi cha lungandu lamellophone, master player from northern Angola.

Photograph by Ronnie Landsberg, 1960’s. Courtesy of Companhia de Diamantes de Angola and ILAM.

Rattles, clapping, or board zithers accompany songs of the Ngoni people of Zambia and Malawi, recorded by Hugh Tracey at various mining compounds in 1957. (Tracey 1973)

Track Listing

101	Ukhosi wako biba ugodhliliwa ngubani? (Who is going to take over the chieftanship?) Group of fourteen Ngoni men and chorus of Ngoni women	02:46
102	Ngoma yalila mphela (The drum keeps on beating) Group of twelve Ngoni women	02:26
103	Liya kamuchoma wa kanga (Without Liya the dance is not a success) Group of four Ngoni men	02:45
104	Chundalala chawona mwezi (The moon was already up and the ants were gone) Group of four Ngoni men	02:39
105	Nyasalandi kutari (Nyasaland is far away) Dabesoni Bata	03:04
106	Nyamwaritsa kurira ndopasa dza bwio (If you do well, I'll give you something good) Josita Phiri	01:15
107	Kudanda ula Josita Phiri	01:34
108	Ngigashupeke ngi mabunu (We are being troubled by the Boers) Group of fourteen Ngoni men and chorus of women	03:04