Hugh Tracey

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musicologist
record producer
gptkbp:awardReceived Order of the British Empire (OBE)
gptkbp:birthDate 1903-01-29
gptkbp:child Andrew Tracey
gptkbp:deathDate 1977-10-23
gptkbp:education gptkb:Charterhouse_School
gptkbp:fieldOfWork audio recordings
ethnomusicology
African music
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Gallotone_Records
gptkb:International_Library_of_African_Music
Kaleidophone Records
gptkbp:genre ethnomusicology
field recordings
African traditional music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hugh Tracey
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hugh_Masekela
gptkb:Paul_Berliner
gptkb:John_Blacking
Andrew Tracey
Gerhard Kubik
gptkbp:knownFor field recordings of African music
gptkbp:language gptkb:Afrikaans
gptkb:Shona
gptkb:Xhosa
gptkb:Zulu
English
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:orchestra
mbira
kalimba
ngoma drum
gptkbp:notableWork African Dances of the Witwatersrand Gold Mines
African Music Society Journal
Chopi Musicians
Sound of Africa series
The Mbira Class of African Instruments
gptkbp:occupation musicologist
record producer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Willand, Devon, England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Krugersdorp,_South_Africa
gptkbp:residence gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Ida_Carroll
gptkbp:spouse Peggy Tracey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kalimba
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7