South African Music Archive Project
Central African
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- Composer: Luba-Hemba men and women (Performer) | 1952/08/18 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, goblet Drum, Hemba, Hemba, Indigenous music, Kongolo, Luba, Luba, Rattle, ILAM | Herbalist or diviner song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F4N-5.
- Artist(s): Musolwa (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | Composer: Musolwa (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | 1950/09/05 | Central African, Cosmetics, Gishu, Gishu, Idle, Inverted bowl played with sticks, Morality, Musolwa, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, women, ILAM | Topical song about women who use cosmetics and refuse to stay at home. Refer ILAM field card number D6B6
- Composer: Ngoi trido (Performer)Bayu Isak (Performer) | 1949/07/05 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Indigenous music, Isak,Bayu, Luba, malimba, Rattle, Trido,Ngoyi, Wedding song, Xylophone, ILAM | Folk song to be sung at weddingsFurther details refer ILAM field card (C2S20)
- Composer: Trido, N. (Performer)Ngoyi Trido (Performer)Vinsa, M. (Performer)Mbaya Vinsa (Performer) | 1949/07/05 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luba, Rattle, Trido,Ngoyi, Vinsa,Mbaya, Wedding song, Xylophone, ILAM | Accompanied wedding song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C2S20)
- Artist(s): Two Drummers (Performer)Luba women (Performer) | Composer: Ngoyi Trido (Performer)Bayu Isak (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/07/05 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Isak,Bayu, Luba, Luba, Marimba, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, Trido,Ngoyi, Wedding song, Xylophone, Zaire, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: C2S-20
- Composer: Composer not specifiedIshibande Florimont (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ishibande Florimont, Kanyoka, Luba, Republic of the Congo, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0423-ABC11599
- 1942/01/20 | Central African, Chinamwanga, East African, Nkonde, Song, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Wemba, ILAM | Translated English title - "The expensive dress." Further details refer ILAM record SABC-HT02B
- Composer: Oroclos Ombiza Charles (Performer)Oroclos Ombiza Charles (Composer) | 1905/05/09 | Central African, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Popular music, Struck bottle, Swahili, Topical song, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1135
- Artist(s): Unaccompanied | Composer: Wadison Mazuku (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | bells, Central African, Dance song, East African, goblet Drum, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Wadison Mazuku, ILAM | Vimbuza dance song. Further details refer to ILAM field card
- Artist(s): Isaac Saluwa (Leader) | Composer: Composer not specifiedChokwe men (Performer) | 1949/08/02 | Angola, Central African, Chokwe, Chokwe, Folk music, Hunting song, Indigenous music, Isaac Saluwa, Kalimba, Luvale, Mbira, Portuguese West Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3U-1
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