South African Music Archive Project
Central African
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- Artist(s): Rwanda girls (Performer) | Composer: Mihambari (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/02 | Central African, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Gihini, Indigenous music, Mihambari, Praise song, Ruanda, Rwanda, Rwandan, Urundi, Wedding song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3S 3
- Composer: Ntamakiriro (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/08 | Central African, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kibimba, Mendicant's song, Musical bow, Ntamakiriro, Rundi, Urundi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3U 1
- Composer: Francois Mirimba (Performer)Joseph Niyondorera (Performer)Alexandre Gakombe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/08 | Alexandre Gakombe, Central African, East African, Folk music, Francois Mirimba, Indigenous music, Joseph Niyondorera, Republic of the Congo, Ruanda, Rwanda, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Urundi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3U 8
- Composer: Oroclos (Performer)Charles Ombiza (Learder and Composer) | 1952/08/21 | Belgian Congo, Bottle with friction stick, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Ngwana, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Stanleyville, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4P-5.
- Artist(s): Yelele Lunga (Leader)Nsenga women (Performer) | Composer: Yelele LungaNsenga women | 1949/08/29 | Central African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Lunga,Yele, Lungu, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Personal lament, Song, Ten notes, Traditional music, Yelele, Zambia, ILAM | Mourning song accompanied by the Kalimba mbira. The translated title is "The whole night long I have been thinking". Further details refer ILAM field card number C4V4
- Composer: Timeyo Mwandela (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Central African, Chief Mobelwa's village, Folk song, Gubu musical bow, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mzimba, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Timeyo Mwandela, Zulu, ILAM | Song in praise of the chief. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D2B1.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedCaldwell, J. (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Caldwell,J., Central African, East African, Lwena, Nyoro, Religious music, Uganda, ILAM | Translated English title - "Blessed be the tie." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0605-XYZ3395
- Artist(s): Entenga Royal Drummers (Performer) | Composer: Entenga Royal drummers (Performer) | 1950/08/30 | Central African, Drum, Entenga Royal Drummers, Ganda, Instrumental, Ntenga, Ntenga single laced conical drum, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Drumming performed on Ntenga drums, meant to tell a story about a woman called Veneneka. The English title for the piece is The dancer in the market. Refer ILAM field card number D5V1
- Artist(s): Luba men (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedKijimba Andre (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kasai, Kijamba Andre, Luba, Luba, Mbira, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, Shake, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0430-ABC11557
- Artist(s): Friends of Albert Lokwa na Jarimo (Performer) | Composer: Albert Lokwa na Jarimo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/27 | Albert Lokwa na Jarimo, Alu, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Likembe mbira, Mahagi, Northern Congo, Republic of the Congo, Struck stick, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4C 6
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