This is a series of important recordings from Africa, recorded by pioneering musical explorer Hugh Tracey in the 1950s and 1960s. These recordings (some monaural, some stereo) were made on location by Tracey, one of the first Europeans to really delve deeply into the local music of central and southern Africa.
We will have more information and some music from each individual title soon.
There are reviews and some sound samples on RootsWorld
On The Edge of The Ituri Forest, 1952 - Hugh Tracey Recordings
$21.99
(cdRoots# st-tracey-009)
Mbuti pygmy singing; Mudumbu and Nande music for the likembe (thumb piano), Budu horns and drummers; and Mbuti pipers performing an unusual hocketed melody
Kalimba and Kalumbu Songs of Northern Rhodesia - Hugh Tracey Recordings
$19.99
(cdRoots# st-tracey-010)
Features the music of what is now modern Zambia and focuses on specific types of instruments.
Kanyok and Luba; So. Belgian Congo 1952 and 1957 - Hugh Tracey Recordings
$19.99
(cdRoots# st-tracey-011)
A musical portrait of the lesser known Kanyok people, their various direct and indirect Luba neighbours of southern Congo and the urbanizing Katanga mine culture.
Forest Music (Northern Belgian Congo - 1952) - Hugh Tracey Recordings
$19.99
(cdRoots# st-tracey-016)
Recorded by Tracey in 1952, this album focuses on two Mangbetu groups in Congo - the Mayogo and the Meje - with drum ensembles, mass singing, likembe ('thumb piano'0 playing; and the Azande people with xylophone and the intimate kundi harp. There is also more harp by the Balendu, and an enlightening recording explaining the language of sending messages by talking drums.
Portuguese East Africa: So. Mozambique - Hugh Tracey Recordings
$19.99
(cdRoots# st-tracey-021)
Recordings made in 1943 through 1963
Secular Music from Uganda -1950 -52 - Hugh Tracey Recordings
$19.99
(cdRoots# st-tracey-024)
This CD features music by the people for the people, for their own enjoyment - secular, worldly music free of any court constraints. Likembes, harps, horn ensembles, flutes, etc. Become a convert to the lyrics of the opening track: 'All things in nature love each other, The lips love the teeth, The beard loves the chin, And all the little ants go br-r-r-r together!'
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