South African Music Archive Project
East African
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- Artist(s): Benjamin Otieno (Leader)Kisii Government School Choir (Performer) | Composer: Benjamin OtienoKisii Government School Choir | 1950/09/12 | Dho Luo, East African, Folk music, heroic, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kisii Government School choir, Otieno,Benjamin, Song, Traditional music, ILAM | Herioc song. Further details refer ILAM field card number D6I1
- Composer: Luchazi drummers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Luchazi, Luchazi, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3457.
- Composer: Luchazi drummers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Luchazi, Luchazi, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3457.
- Artist(s): Oroclos (Performer) | Composer: Ombiza Charles (Leader)Oroclos (Performer) | 1952/08/17 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Guitar, Ngwana, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Swahili, ILAM | Topical song. Rumba style-song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4M
- Artist(s): Kasomangile Husen Ishike (Leader) | Composer: Kasomangile Husen Ishike (Composer)Wachezaji wa Manyanga (Performer) | 1950/07/26 | Ankle bell, bell, Dance music, Dance song, Drum, East African, Kasomangila Husen Ishike, Manyanga, Nyamwezi, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Wachezaji wa Manyanga, ILAM | Manyanga dance song for men with three conical drums, one goblet drum and anklet bells. Translated English title - "A hasty journey." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4K5)
- Composer: Wachezaji wa Manyanga (Performer)K. H. Isike (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | bells, Dance song, Drum, East African, Isike,K.H., Manyanga dance song, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Wachezaji wa Manyanga, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR1500.
- Composer: Benet Lolubo (Performer)Lolubo, B. (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | bell, Chaga, East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kisengele, Lolubo,Benet, Meru, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Folk music - Fighting song with Kisegele bells and accompanied by Meru me.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7C14)
- Artist(s): Meru women | Composer: Benet Lolubo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chaga, East African, Fighting song, Indigenous music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Kisengele bells, Lolubo,Benet, Meru, Meru, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2564.
- Artist(s): Benet Lolubo (Composer/Performer)Meru men (Performer) | Composer: Benet Lolubo (Composer/Performer)Meru men (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, Colonial, East African, fighting, Kisengele bells, Lolubo,Benet, Masai beaten, Meru, Meru, Scraping noise, Shield, Song, Spears, Tanganyika, Tanzania, White men, ILAM | Fighting song about their victory of the Masai and the white coloniser having taken their land. The song is accompanied by bells and introduced with the scaping sound of spear ends on their shields. Refer ILAM field card D7C14
- Composer: Joseph Silasi (Composer)/Performer/Leader)Rhythm Experts Band (Performer) | 1950/10/17 | Double Bass, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Mandoline, Mombasa, Rhythm Experts Band, Silasi,Joseph, Swahili, ILAM | Euro/African Dance SongFurther details refer ILAM field card (D7R3)
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