South African Music Archive Project
Central African
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- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Mwenda Jean Bosco (Composer) | 1905/05/04 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Popular music, Struck bottle, Swahili, Topical song, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1116
- Artist(s): Bomero (Performer)Tibuhoire (Performer) | Composer: Bomero (Performer)Tibuhoire (Performer) | 1950/08/28 | Bomera, Central African, chimes, Clapping, Gloved puppet, Nyoro, praise, rattles, Song, Tibuhoire, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Praise song performed with a glove puppet resembling a civet cat. The song is accompanied by clapping. Refer ILAM field card number D5T11
- Artist(s): Chewa women (Performer) | Composer: Chadza Nkwenda (Composer)Chewa women (Performer) | 1950/05/20 | Central African, Chadza Nkwenda, Chewa, Chewa, East African, Folk music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Rain song. Further details refer to ILAM field card DV10
- Composer: Group of Lulua men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1957/07/28 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Jadotville, Kalombo dance, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Rattle, ILAM | Further details refer record number: TP3961
- Composer: Congo Abana Club (Performer)Piccolo Peter (Performer)Composer not specified | 1958-00-00 | Central African, Congo, Congo Abana Band, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Guitar, Kroo, Piccolo, Piccolo Pete, Popular music, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, Shaker, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0709
- Artist(s): Edward Bwalya (Leader)Bemba young men (Performer) | Composer: Edward BwalyaBemba young men | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Central African, Cylindrical Drum, dance, death, Double headed and laced, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Traditional music, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance song for young men and women. The translated title is "The bird cries for the pall bearers".
- Composer: Stephen Kaholya | 1950/08/25 | Central African, dance, Ebinyege rattles, Engwara trumpet, Kaholya,Stephen, Nyoro, Song, Uganda, ILAM | Engwara n'orunyege dnace song for men and women, accompanied by Engwara trumpet and Ebinyege rattlesRefer ILAM field card D5Q2
- Artist(s): Nyoro men (Performer) | Composer: Stephen Kaholya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/08/25 | Bunyoro, Central African, Dance song, East African, Ebinyege gourd leg rattle, Engwara gourd horn, Engwara n'orunyege dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kaholya,Stephen, Nyoro, Nyoro, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D5Q-2
- Composer: Mayogo men (Performer)Chief Anga (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952/08/05 | Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Chief Anga, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kekese, Mayogo, Mayogo Mabozo, Topical song, Yogo, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4H-9.
- Artist(s): Luvale men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedDickson Ndumba (Performer) | 1949/08/10 | Angola, Central African, Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kachacha, Luvale, Luvale, Ndumba,Dickson, Portuguese West Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Kachacha dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4C-13
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