South African Music Archive Project
ILAM
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- Composer: Kalenga Antonance (Performer) | 1952/02/01 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Hadimu, Jadotville, Kalenga Antonance, Swahili, ILAM | Translated English title - "Elena was asleep". Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1R8.
- Composer: Kalenga Antonance (Performer)Lagaese, M. (Composer) | 1952/02/01 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Jadotville, Kalenga Antonance, Lagaese,M., Republic of the Congo, Rumba, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1R 8
- Artist(s): Maonga, L. (Leader)Maduya, A. (Leader) | Composer: Zomba Youth Club (Performer) | 1949/09/13 | banjo, Concert song, Drum, Maduya,Abisalomo, Malawi, Maonga,Loida, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zomba, Zomba, Zomba Youth Club, ILAM | Concert song with banjo and bass drum. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5K7)
- Composer: Beti Kamanga (Composer/Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Bangwe, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Nkala Bay, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Love song
- Composer: Beti Kamanga (Performer and Composer) | 1950/05/29 | Bangwe, Bangwe raft zither, East African, Indigenous music, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Nyasaland, Raft zither, Southern African, Strings, Tonga, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number D2E 17
- Composer: Joshua Omwami (Performer)John Manyasi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/09 | Bukanga district, Bunyore, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, John Manyasi, Joshua Omwami, Kenya, Legbell, Litungu box lyre, Luya, Praise song, Ragoli, Rattle, ILAM | Praise song with Litungu lyre, 7 string leg bells and gourd rattle. The lyre was played horizontally with the right hand plucking the group of four strings near the bridge. The left hand extended to pluck the group of three strings near the crossbar. The scale was - 416,352, 304, 268, 248, 232, 208 vs. The lyre is used more as a rhythmic base rather than a melodic instrument, though the player can and indeed frequently does play the melody. Details from ILAM field card number: F3K 1
- Artist(s): Drummers of the Mwami of Ruaunda (Performer) | Composer: Joshua Omwami (Performer) | 1952/06/09 | Bukanga, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Joshua Omwami, Kenya, Legbells, litungu, Luyia, Lyre, Mwami (Rwaunda), Nairobi, Ragoli, Rattle, ILAM | Praise song with litungu, legbells and gourd rattle accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. F3K1.
- Artist(s): Noty Ndwambe (Performer) | Composer: Noty Ndwambe | 1965-00-00 | Cyclical, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbira, Ndwambe,Noty, Repetition, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Venda, ILAM | Song accompanied by mbira although the label identifies the instrument as a Venda Auto Harp
- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Composer/Performer) | 1952/02/19 | Bulawayo, Guitar, Josiah Nkomo, Love song, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical love song about loving a woman. Refer ILAM field card F1Z6
- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Performer and Composer) | 1952/02/19 | Bulawayo, Folk music, Guitar, Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, topical, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1Z 6
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