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F o rtu n ately, th r o u g h th e g e n e ro u s s u p p o rt o f th e R o c k e fe lle r F o u n d a tio n , M r. M b a b i-K a ta n a h as been able to co n ce n tra te h is effo rts sin c e 1962, o n r e v iv in g th e A r t in S c h o o ls. T h e p u b lic a tio n o f th is extensive co llectio n o f s o n g s , c a r e fu lly s e le c te d fro m m a n y h ea rd d u r in g h is jo u rn e y s , is th e first t a n g ib le co n tribu d on . It w a s r ig h t to b e g in h e re , so th a t n o sch o o l in E a s t A fric a h as n o w a n y ex c u se fo r th e laboured re n d e rin g o f “ O n th e B a n k s o f A lle n W a te r ” in to n ic -so l-fa .
It is m y earn est h o p e th a t it w ill b e u n iv e r s a lly a d o p te d , so th a t n o t o n ly w ill th e A fric a n fo lk -s o n g be m ore w id e ly k n o w n a n d p e rfo rm e d , b u t c h ild re n th ro u g h le a r n in g a n d e n jo y in g th e s o n g s o f trib es other than th e ir o w n , w ill g r o w in u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e ir A fric a n h e r ita g e a n d o f th e p eo p le s in different parts o f E a st A fric a .
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F ath er G io r g e tti, w h o s e c o n trib u tio n s to
African Music
fro m h is m issio n in th e s o u th o f th e S u d a n , have been w e ll k n o w n to m e m b e rs fo r m a n y y e a rs , is o n e o f th e Ita lia n M is s io n a rie s w h o w e r e s u m m arily ejected fro m th a t t e r r ito r y th is y e a r (1 9 6 4 ). H is p resen t a d d re s s is c/o Mi s s i o n i Ae r i c a n e, Ve r o n a, and he is p la n n in g to re tu rn to A fric a to w o r k in th e n o rth e rn C o n g o a m o n g th e A z a n d c w ith w h o m h e is so p o p u la r a fig u re o n th e o th e r s id e o f th e b o rd e r.* * * * *
R E P O R T O N T H E 1964 A N N U A L M E E T IN G O F T H E S O C IE T Y O F E T H N O M U S IC O L O G Y T h e p ap er w h ic h w a s g r e e te d w ith m o st e n th u sia sm w a s E ric W e r n e r ’s, w h ic h q u e s tio n e d so m e o f the fu n d am en tal p re c e p ts o f o u r field . I h o p e th e p a p e r w ill be p u b lis h e d in o u r jo u rn a l. T h e s y m p o s iu m on “ M u sic, D an c e a n d A n th r o p o lo g y — T e n Y e a rs o f C o -o p e ra tio n ” in c lu d e d re sta tem en ts o f th e p o sitio n s th a t a n th ro p o lo g is ts in th e U n ite d S ta te s f u lly acc ep t th e c o n trib u tio n s o f re se a rc h in m u s ic and d ance to th e ir field , a n d th a t a n th r o p o lo g ic a l th e o ry b en efits fro m fin d in g s in th ese area s. S o m e o f the p ro je cts c u r r e n tly b e in g c a rrie d o u t, p a r tic u la r ly in d a n c e , w e re re v ie w e d , a n d so m e sta te m e n ts o f fu tu re h o p es w e r e p re s e n te d . In g e n e r a l, it s ee m e d to be th e co n ce n su s o f so m e o f th e p a r tic ip a n ts th a t the last ten y e a rs h a v e y ie ld e d a tre m e n d o u s in c re a s e in q u a n tity o f re se a rc h , b u t th a t th e fu n d a m e n ta l v iew s o f th e re se a rc h e rs h a v e n o t c h a n g e d m u ch .
In g e n e r a l, a t th e m e e tin g s , it w a s e v id e n t th a t A fric a n s tu d ie s h a v e c o n tin u e d to in c re a s e in im p o rta n c e in th e w o r k o f A m e ric a n e th n o m u s ic o lo g y . T h is is a ls o e v id e n t, b y th e w a y , in th e co n te n ts o f the S e p te m b e r, 1964 is s u e o f
Ethnomusicologv.
A t th e m e e tin g s , th e p a p e rs b y K la u s W a ch sm a n n (th e final title w a s “ S o m e s p e c u la tio n s r e g a r d in g th e p re s e n c e o f a d ru m c h im e in B u g a n d a ”) , J u d it h H an na, N o rm a M c L e o d , Ja m e s D o w n e y (A fro -A m e ric a n ) w e re cases in p o in t.F in a lly , it s ee m e d to m e th a t a t th is m e e tin g , s tu d e n ts o f c th n o m u s ic o lo g y c o m in g fro m m u s ic an d a n th ro p o lo g y w e re a b o u t e q u a lly re p re se n te d , a n d th e p ap ers in d ic a te d e q u a l in v o lv e m e n t in th e stru c tu re o f m u sic a n d in it s ro le as an as p e c t o f c u ltu r e .
B ru n o N cttl.
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T H E K W A N O N G O M A C O L L E G E O F A F R IC A N M U S IC (A b ran ch o f th e R h o d e s ia n A c a d e m y o f M u s ic )
N E W S L E T T E R — J U N E , 1964
by the Director
Mr. Le s l i e W i l l i a m s o nT h re e s tu d e n ts e n te re d fo r th e ir fin al e x a m in a tio n s at th e en d o f la st y e a r a n d , o f th e se , tw o w e re su ccessfu l — o n e o b ta in in g an a g g r e g a t e in ex cess o f 7 5 % . O f th e tw o w h o q u a lifie d fo r a d ip lo m a , o ne is n o w w o r k in g in Y o u th C lu b s in th e B u la w a y o M u n ic ip a l H o u s in g a n d A m e n itie s D ep a rtm e n t an d is d e v e lo p in g an e n th u sia sm fo r in d ig e n o u s m u s ic a n d its p e rfo rm a n c e a m o n g s t th e y o u n g p eo p le in o n e o f th e A fric a n T o w n s h ip s . T h e o th e r re m a in e d a t K w a n o n g o m a fo r tw o m o re te rm s a n d h as b een b u sy w o r k in g o n tra n s c rip tio n s o f in d ig e n o u s s o n g s a n d in s tru m e n ta l m u sic . T h e n eed fo r m a te ria l o f th is s o rt is v e r y g r e a t in d e e d an d E m a n b y C h ira d z a ’s w o rk w ill m a k e a v a ila b le m u sic in staff n o ta tio n fo r th e fu tu r e u se o f sc h o o ls a n d y o u th o rg a n is a tio n s . In S e p te m b e r, E m a n b y w ill b eco m e a v a ila b le as the first s p e c ia lis t M u s ic T e a c h e r in A fric a n sch o o ls.
W ith th e a p p ro v a l o f th e M in is tr y , th e c o u r se in E n g lis h , to c o m p ly w ith th e re q u ire m e n ts o f th e P .T .H . q u a lific a tio n , h as b een a lte r e d to em p h a siz e S p eech T r a in in g in E n g lis h . T e a c h e rs c a p a b le o f s p e a k in g a n d te a c h in g E n g lis h a d e q u a te ly a re in g r e a t n eed in sc h o o ls in S o u th e rn R h o d e s ia a n d M u sic S p e c ia lis ts w h o can a ls o d e a l w ith th is p ro b le m w ill b e o f e v e n g re a te r v a lu e in th e ir fu tu re e m p lo y m e n t.
S tu d e n ts w ill b e e x a m in e d b y th e T r in it y C o lle g e e x a m in e rs at th e a n n u a l e x a m in a tio n s c o n d u c te d in B u la w a y o .
M u s ic a l su b je c ts in th e C o lle g e c u r r ic u lu m a re e x a m in ed b y th e A ss o c ia te d B o ard o f the R o y a l S ch o o ls o f M u s ic a n d b y th e J o in t B o a rd o f th e R h o d e s ia n S c h o o ls o f M u s ic . T h e la tte r b o d y h an d le s in d ig e n o u s m u s ic a n d th o se s u b je c ts w h ic h it is in a p p ro p ria te fo r an O v e rs e a s E x a m in in g B o a rd to d e a l w ith . L a st y e a r th e re w e re m o re e x a m in e rs th an ex a m in e e s fo r th e w id e ra n g e o f su b je c ts c o n ce rn e d !
N e w s c o n tin u e s to co m e fro m W a n k ie a b o u t th e v a lu a b le w o r k b e in g d o n e b y an c x -K w a n o n g o m a s tu d e n t, B a s il C h id y a m a ta m b a . H is in d ig e n o u s o p e ra , first p erfo rm e d la s t y e a r, re c e iv e d a re p e at p e r
fo rm a n c e e a r ly in 1964. H e is b u s y o r g a n is in g th e first M u s ic F e s tiv a l to b e h e ld in th e a re a , w h ic h w ill ta k e p la c e in A u g u s t.
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T h e s tu d e n t b o d y a t th e C o lle g e n o w in c lu d e s 12 fu ll-tim e stu d e n ts a n d so m e o f th e se sh o w v e r y c o n sid e ra b le p ro m is e . T h e re h a v e b een so m e staff c h a n g e s s in c e o u r la st le tte r. P ia n o , h is to r y a n d m u s ic a l a p p re c ia tio n is n o w b e in g d o n e b y M rs. F a y e S m ith , a n A m e ric a n m u s ic ia n w h o is a w e lc o m e a r r iv a l in B u la w a y o . H e r fla ir fo r h a n d lin g th e ra th e r sp e c ia l re q u ire m e n ts at K w a n o n g o m a h as sh o w n it s e lf to a m a rk e d d e g re e . V a rio u s A fric a n m u s ic ia n s a re b r o u g h t in o n a p a r t-tim e b asis to g iv e in s tr u c tio n o n th e m a n u fa c tu re a n d p e rfo rm a n c e o f in d ig e n o u s in s tru m e n ts a n d a m o n g s t th em w e w e re g la d to w e lc o m e b ac k to B u la w a y o , M r. T a p c ra , th e M b ira p la y e r , w h o s e w o r k w a s th e s u b je c t o f a s tu d y in a re c e n t is s u e o f th e A fric a n M u s ic S o c ie ty ’s J o u r n a l.
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, V o l. II, N o. 4 , p p . 4 4 -6 3 an d.African Music
, V o l. I l l , N o. 2 , p p . 2 3 -26. A n d re w T r a c e y .)T h e A fric a n S c h o o ls o f B u la w a y o h a v e b eco m e a w a re o f the im p o rta n c e o f the w o r k b e in g d o n e at K w a n o n g o m a a n d a re cen t m e e tin g a t th e C o lle g e w a s a tte n d e d b y 60 h e a d m a ste rs a n d te a c h e rs, w h o c a m e to d is c u s s th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f a S c h o o ls ’ M u s ic F e s tiv a l, o rg a n is e d b y a C o m m itte e d e r iv in g its in s p ir a tio n fro m K w a n o n g o m a .
T h e stu d e n ts at the C o lle g e h a v e , in re c e n t m o n th s , b een c a lle d up o n fo r a g r e a t d e a l o f w o r k o u t
s id e th e ir n o rm a l c u r r ic u lu m . A s th e o n ly p r a c tis in g b o d y o f p e rfo rm e rs o n a fa ir ly w id e v a r ie t y o f in d ig e n o u s in s tru m e n ts , th e y h a v e g iv e n p u b lic p erfo rm a n c e s in v a rio u s p la c e s, in c lu d in g an a p p e a ra n c e o n te le v is io n . T h e y h a v e a ls o p r o v id e d th e b a c k g r o u n d m u sic fo r tw o film s a n d p re p a re d a se rie s o f e d u c a tio n a l p ro g ra m m e s fo r th e A fric a n B ro a d c a s tin g S e rv ic e . W h ile th is s o rt o f th in g p ro v id e s th e s tu d e n ts w ith v a lu a b le t r a in in g a n d e x p e rie n c e , w e a re co n sc io u s o f th e n eed to m a in ta in it w ith in lim its.
M o n e y e a rn e d b y s tu d e n ts ’ p e rfo rm a n c e s is p la c e d in th e s tu d e n ts ’ W e lfa re F u n d a n d th is is a fu n d b a d ly n e e d in g s u p p o rt. O n e o f th e m a jo r p ro b le m s th a t faces m a n y o f th e s tu d e n ts is th a t o f k e e p in g th e m s e lv e s d u r in g th e tw o y e a rs o f s tu d y , w h en th e rig o r o u s d e m a n d s o f th e c o u r se p re c lu d e a n y p o s s i
b ility o f r e m u n e ra tiv e e m p lo y m e n t. W e a re a tte m p tin g to cre a te a r e v o lv in g fu n d fro m w h ic h stu d e n ts can o b ta in lo a n s -in -a id a n d in to w h ic h su ch lo a n s can be re p a id w h e n e m p lo y m e n t is o b ta in e d . A n y a ssista n c e to w a rd s th is a im fro m w e ll-w is h e r s w ill be m o st g r a t e f u lly re c e iv e d , as in d e e d w ill a ll fin a n cia l s u p p o rt fo r a v e n tu re w h ic h , b y its v e r y n a tu re , m u st o f n e c e s sity be a lm o s t e n tir e ly s u b sid is e d .
