South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Akito Arap Yeko (Performer)Akito Arap Yeko (Composer) | 1950/09/09 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipukandet lyre, Nandi, Nandi, Praise song, Yeko,Akito Arap, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6F-10
- Composer: Malakwen Chepsaikut (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chepsaikut, Kapsabet Nandi district Kenya, Kenyan, Malakwen, Nandi, Praise song, ILAM | Praise song with Kipukandet 5 string lyre (5 or 6 string pentatonic lyre used by Nandi tribe in Kenya, also known as Kibugantet and Chepkong.) This lyre is strummed like a guitar with the right hand, the left hand stopping the five strings, like the Bongwe zither of Nyasaland. This gave 2 chords. Notes 1, 3 and 5 and notes 2 and 4. One string, they said, was missing, the lower octave of number 1. The scale was: 308,256,232,206,180, (154) vs. The Nandi, like the Kipsigis, their relatives, are given to singing praise songs about people and places familiar to them and beloved by all. This is an example of such a song in which people, places and chiefs all come in for approbation and appreciation., May be purchased from http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/traditional-hugh-tracey-kenyan-songs-strings-1950-1952-p-970291.html
- Composer: Teituk Arap Sumeiyot (Performer)Teituk Arap Sumeiyot (Composer) | 1950/09/15 | East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipugandet lyre, Praise song, Sumeiyot,Teituk Arap, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6L 28
- Composer: Teituk Arap Sumeiyet (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kibugandet lyre, Kipsigis, Praise song, Sumeiyot,Teituk Arap, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2130.
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men and girls | Composer: Kipterer Arap Kenik (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Cheptim dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenik,Kipterer Arap, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2097.
- Composer: Kipterer Arap KenikKipsigi boys and girls | 1950/09/15 | Dance song, East African, Kenik,Kipterer Arap, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Whistle, ILAM | Cheptim dance song for men and women, accompanied on whistle. Refer ILAM field card D6L10
- Artist(s): Nandi boys | Composer: Paul Serefu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Nandi, Nandi, Nandi district, Serebu,Paul, ILAM | The Chemelilit dance for young men is performed at night as a general entertainment. The present dance song is a traditional one and was used in the old days before going out to raid neighbouring tribes, after which they felt they were fit to accomplish anything they set them selves to do. It was sung by the raiding party sitting down, but is now used solely as a dance.
- Composer: Kiplakat Arap Tanui (Performer)Kiplakat Arap Tanui (Composer) | 1950/09/09 | Heroic song, Kapsabet Nandi district Kenya, Kenyan, Nandi, Tanui, Kiplakat Arap, ILAM | Heroic song with Kipukandet, 6 string bowl lyre ((5 or 6 string pentatonic lyre used by Nandi tribe in Kenya, also known as Kibugantet and Chepkong.) This lyre is strummed like a guitar with the right hand, the left hand stopping the five strings, like the Bongwe zither of Nyasaland. This gave 2 chords. Notes 1, 3 and 5 and notes 2 and 4., The local hero Chepulon is a national legendary figure whose exploits are held up to the young men to emulate. In such ways are tribal manners and codes of behaviour instilled into the younger generation., The full recording is not available here.
- Artist(s): Tinapa Orchestra (Performer) | Composer: Henri Bembele (Leader)Tinapa Orchestra (Performer) | 1952/08/17 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Clarinets, Congo, Dance Band, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Friction stick, Guitar, Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele, Henri Bembele, Ngala, Tinapa Orchestra, ILAM | Town dance song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4M
- Artist(s): Friends of Chibanda Bandawin (Performer) | Composer: Chibanda Bandawin (Performer) | 1952/01/27 | Accordion, Baudouin,Chibanda, Biruya, Bottle, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elizabethville, Guitar, Swahili, Town dance, West African, ILAM | Biruya Town Dance. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1N-2
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