South African Music Archive Project
Central African
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- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Jadotville, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Swahili, Town dance song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2568.
- Composer: Kiwele, J. (Composer)Joseph Kiwele (Composer)Mission of St Jean singers (Performer)Les Chanteurs a la Croix du Cuivre (Performer) | 1952/02/07 | Central African, Chanteurs a la Croix de Cuivre, Choral music, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Hunting song, Kiwele,Joseph, Luba, Mission of St Jean, Singers of the Copper Cross, Songe, ILAM | First song of a miscellany of hunting songs with drums. Translated English title - "Memories of a hunter." Further details refer ILAM field card (F1W1)
- Composer: Jean Bosco Mwenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Central African, East African, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Swahili, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3654.
- Composer: Mulemba Marto (Performer) | 1952/01/30 | banjo, Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Concert song, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Hadimu, Kipushi, Mulemba Marto, Swahili, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1Q10.
- Artist(s): Mukama of Bunyoro | Composer: Mukama of Bunyoro (Performer) | 1950/08/28 | Central African, Mukama of Bunyoro, Nyoro, Preservation, Promotion, Speech, Uganda, Virtues of Indigenous music, Vocal, ILAM | Speech pointing out the need for preservation and promotion of indigenous music. Refer ILAM field card number D5T10
- Artist(s): Tinapa Orchestra (Performer) | Composer: Henri Bembele (Leader)Tinapa Orchestra (Performer) | 1952/08/17 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Clarinets, Congo, Dance Band, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Friction stick, Guitar, Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele, Henri Bembele, Knife, Swahili, Tinapa Orchestra, ILAM | Dance song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4M
- Composer: Ganza Ezeni (Performer)Ganza Ezeni (Composer) | 1949/07/08 | Belgian Congo, Bua, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ganza Ezeni, Humorous, Indigenous music, Likembe, Lisanzo, Mbira, Republic of the Congo, Song, Zaire, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: C2V-1
- 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.
- Composer: Jean Bosco Mwenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/02/03 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dongala dance, Guitar, Jadotville, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Republic of the Congo, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1T 5
- Composer: Jean Bosco Mwenda (Performer) | 1952/02/03 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dingala, Guitar, Katanga, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Dingala town dance in which the subject is focused on women who tie their head scarves in different ways. Refer ILAM field card F1T5
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