South African Music Archive Project
Central African
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- Composer: Jean Bosco Mwenda (Performer)Jean Bosco Mwenda (Composer) | 1952/02/03 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Jadotville, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Republic of the Congo, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1T 13
- Composer: Jean Bosco Mwenda | 1952/02/03 | bad girls, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Song, Swahili, topical, ILAM | Topical song in which girls are asked to go home. The song is accompanied by guitar. Refer ILAM field card F1T13
- Composer: Lambert Kabeya (Composer)Composer not specified | 1952/02/03 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Jadotville, Lambert Kabeya, Republic of the Congo, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1T 9
- Artist(s): Vocal accompaniment (Performer) | Composer: Lambert Kabeya (Performer) | 1952/02/03 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Jadotville, Lambert Kabeya, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Town dance with guitar and vocal accompaniment. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1T9)
- Artist(s): Birikita I nusu (Performer/Lead)Teso women (Performer) | Composer: Birikita I nusu (Performer/Lead)Teso women (Performer) | 1950/09/04 | Birikita I nusu, Central African, double sided bass drum, Drum, Morality, sickness, single laced conical drum, Song, Sticks Metal rattles, Teso, Teso, topical, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song about someone with an immoral past, who has escaped falling ill to a mysterious illness afflicting many others. Refer ILAM field card number D6A10
- Artist(s): Albert Kaswabilanda (Performer)John Ouwerx (Performer)Ensemble Lolaka (Performer) | Composer: Albert Kaswabilanda John OuwerxEnsemble Lolaka | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clave rhythm, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ensemble Lolaka, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kaswabilanda,Albert, men and women, Ouwerx,John, Popular music, Rhythm sticks, Rumba, Song, ILAM | Rumba dance song performed on various instruments, with men and women singing.
- Composer: Mbuti women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/01 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clapping, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Gombari, Indigenous music, Ituri, Mbuti, Mbuti, Pipe, Republic of the Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4E 2
- Composer: Mbuti women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/01 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clapping, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Gombari, Indigenous music, Ituri, Mbuti, Mbuti, Pipe, Republic of the Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4E 2
- Composer: Girls at Blantyre Mission (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Blantyre Mission, Central African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Yao, Zulu, ILAM | Song story sung by girls at Blatyre mission. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5M5b.
- Artist(s): Lang Obiero (Performer) | Composer: H. Obiero (Composer) | 1952/06/01 | Central African, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Luo, Mombasa, Obiero,H., Obiero,Lang, Rattle, ILAM | Town dance song. "I was without hope". Further details refer to ILAM field card F3F
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