South African Music Archive Project
ILAM
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- Composer: Saadini Abdu Kandoro (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Mashairi, Nguja, Poetry, Saadani Abdu Kandaro, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Ujiji, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number CR1406.
- Artist(s): Two women | Composer: Manyoni Zhou (Performer)Simoni Mashoko Shawa (Performer) | 1950/05/02 | Folk song, Govera, Gwelo Location, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Njari, Shawa,Simoni Mashoko, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zhou,Manyoni, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by x33 and x31 Njari. Further details refer ILAM field card no. DD2.
- Composer: Manyoni Zhou (Performer)Simoni Mashoko Shawa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/02 | Chilimanzi, Folk music, Govera, Indigenous music, Karanga, Maridza mbira, Mbira, Muhera, Njari, Shawa,Simoni Mashoko, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zhou,Manyoni, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "Long ago we paid taxes." Further details refer ILAM Field card number: DD 2
- Artist(s): The Egyptian Musical Clu | Composer: Bom Amberon (Leader)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Amberon,Bom, East African, Egyptian Music Club, Indigenous music, Orchestra, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Violin, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1376
- Artist(s): Societe Edemi de Stanleyville (Performer) | Composer: Elisa Edemi (Composer/Performer) | 1952/08/20 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elisa Edemi, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ngala, Party song, Societe EDEMI de Stanleyville, Stanleyville, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F4O-13.
- Artist(s): Kipsigis girls | Composer: Chemutoi Ketienya (Performer)r and Composer) | 1950/09/15 | East African, Humorous, Kenya, Kericho, Ketienya,Chemutoi, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Lyre, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D6L22b.
- Artist(s): Chemutoi Ketienya with Kipsigis girls | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo bowl lyre, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Ketienya, Chemutoi, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, ILAM | A humorous song with Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre. The mysterious singer and dancer, Chemirocha has been turned into a local god Pan with the feet of an antelope, half beast, half man. He is urged by the girls to do the leaping dance familiar to all Kipsigis so energetically that he will jump clear out of his clothes. The name Chemirocha is based upon the guitarist Jimmy Rodgers.Details from ILAM field card number: D6L 22b.
- Composer: Orlando Flying Birds (Performer)Mcunu (Conductor)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Indigenous music, Mcunu, Orlando Flying Birds, Piano, Rattle, Southern African, Vocal, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3178.
- Artist(s): Tonga boys | Composer: Edwadi Nyanga (Performer) | 1949/08/23 | Drum, Edwadi Nyanga, Folk song, Lusaka, Nothern Rhodesia, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Zambia, ILAM | Drinking song
- Composer: Composer not specifiedLang Obiera (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kenya, Luo, Obiero,Lang, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0452-ABC12219
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