South African Music Archive Project
ILAM
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- Composer: Mesiyasi ChuluOsiteni Phula | 1949/09/05 | Chewa, drinking, Malawi, Mbira, Mesiyasi Chulu, Nyasaland, Ositeni Phula, Sansi, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Drinking songs accompanied by 8 Sansi mbira. Refer ILAM field card C5R3
- Artist(s): Falesi Phiri (Composer/Performer)Chewa young women (Performer) | Composer: Falesi Phiri (Composer/Performer)Chewa young women (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Chewa, dance, Double headed drum, Kasondo, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Falesi, Song, Southern African, Tin whistles, Women and girls, ILAM | Kasondo dance song performed by women and girls, accompanied by the double headed drum and whistles. The English title is Oo Men Rejoice. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Blantyre Secondary School Boys (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | Blantyre, Blantyre Secondary School, Central African, Folk song, Henga, Indigenous music, Lambya, Lament, Malawi, Nyasaland, Tambuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Two laments for the sinking of the Vipye on Lake Nyora in 1947. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5N4.
- Artist(s): Ngoni men and women (Performer) | Composer: Daka, M. (Performer)Mkosi Daka (Performer) | 1949/08/31 | Daka,Mkosi, Dance song, Folk music, Fort Jameson, Indigenous music, Ngoni, Ngoni, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Dance song for Mbanda dance, unaccompanied. Translated English title - "Vize wears Mikambo's clothes." Further details refer ILAM field card (C4X7).
- Artist(s): Girls at Chief Kabundawalo's Village (Performer) | Composer: Labeka Mwanza (Performer) | 1949/08/27 | Chief Kabundawalo, Folk song, Indigenous music, Mwanza,Labeka, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Pounding song. Further details refer ILAM field card no. C4T3b.
- Artist(s): Zegive and Mvu people | 1952/07/31 | bells, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk - Central African, Harp, Mbira, Mvu, Mvu people, North East Congo, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, Watsa territory, Zegive, ILAM | Mourning song, with harp, mbira, bells and rattle. Zegive and Mvu people. Watsa district, North East Congo., As a rule there is nothing in the song itself which would suggest to a foreigner a sense of solemnity or sadness in most African mourning songs.
- Composer: Tipaye Carriers of Chief Baonoko (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/09 | Basket rattles, Belgian Congo, Buudu, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk song, Indigenous music, Ivory horn, Tipaye Carriers of Chief Baonoko, Tipaye song, ILAM | Tipaye song and dance of the Tipaye Carriers. Further details refer ILAM field card F4K-3
- Composer: Sotho singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Basutoland, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Song, Sotho, Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3920
- Composer: St Mary's Institution Roma Mission Choir (Performer) | 1951/05/22 | Basutoland, Choral music, English, Lesotho, Sotho, Southern African, Southern Sotho, St. Mary's Institution Roma Mission Choir, Topical song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Topical song, unaccompanied . Further details refer ILAM field card (E1B29)
- Composer: Girls of St. Mary's Institution (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Lesotho, Roma, South Sotho, Southern African, St. Mary's Institute, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR1985.
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