South African Music Archive Project
ILAM
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- Artist(s): Ginyama men (Accompaniment) | Composer: Chandaruwa Waya (Performer) | 1950/10/13 | Chandaruwa Waya, East African, Ginyama, Giryama, Gourd horn, Kayamba raft rattle, Kenya, Malindi, Nika, ILAM | Msengo mourning dance song
- Artist(s): Giriyama men | Composer: Chandaruwa Waya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chandaruwa Waya, East African, Ginyama, Giriyama, Horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba rattle, Kenya, Malindi, Msengo mourning dance, Nyika, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2462.
- Artist(s): Chandarwa Waya and Giryama men | 1950/10/13 | Chandarwa Waya, East African, Folk music, Giryama, Giryama, Gourd horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba raft rattle, Kenya, Nika, ILAM | A Msego mourning dance song with Kayamba raft rattles, a gourd horn and whistling. "Keep yourself ready". This Msego dance started with the sound of the horn, followed by the leader of the group who sings the first verse. This is repeated by the dancers whistling the melody twice over after which the dance proper begins with rattles. Details from ILAM field card D7N - 7 & 8
- Artist(s): Cold storage Commission S. Rhodesia African Dance Band | Composer: August Msarurgwa (Performer) | 1951/06/05 | Bulawayo, Chizezuru, Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band, Msarurgwa,August, Small Dance Band, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Boogie European style dance tune
- Artist(s): August Msarurgwa (Leader) | Composer: Cold Storage Commision of S. Rhodesia African Dance Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951/06/05 | boogie, Bulawayo, Chizezuru, Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band, Dance Band, Dance song, European style dance tune, Msarurgwa,August, Small Dance Band, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translation: I have been suffering mother. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard E2B-4.
- Composer: Lu Myalo and his concertina (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/04 | Cape, Ceskei, concertina, Eastern Cape, Indigenous music, Lu Myalo, South Africa, Southern African, Transkei, Unaccompanied, Vocal, Xhosa, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1221
- Artist(s): Seti Kamanga (Performer) | Composer: Beti Kamanga (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Bangwe zither, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Man singing, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tonga, topical, traditional, ILAM | Topical song accompanied on the Bangwe zither. ILAM field card is unknown
- Composer: Chinai Pilu (Performer) | 1949/09/19 | Chikunda, Chinai Pilu, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Njali, Self entertainment, Sena, Tete, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. C5Q12b.
- Composer: Kamanga, B. (Performer)Beti Kamanga (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Bangwe, Chinteche, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Topical song, Zither, ILAM | Topical song with Bangwe zither. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E30)
- Composer: Beti Kamanga (Performer and Composer) | 1950/05/29 | Bangwe raft zither, East African, Indigenous music, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Strings, Tonga, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number D2E 30
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