South African Music Archive Project
East African
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- Composer: Zeruboberi Oboti with Dhola men | 1950-00-00 | Dhola, Dhola, Dongo (Mbira), East African, Folk music, Lukiko, Mbale district, Tororo, Uganda, Zeruboberi Obothi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2193., Dance song with seven Dondo Likembe and clapping. Zeruboberi, Obothi with Dhola men. At Lukiko, Tororo, Mbale district, Uganda. The smaller Likende is called Manyiri. The bass Dongo is called Yachi. This set of Dongo Likembe is a copy of similar sets used further west by the Soga. These in turn they say are copied from others in the West Nile province. The music is popular amongst young people., Many people they say, have gone to stay in Buganda, because of Matoke (bananas) from which banana beer is made. 'Bananas have attracted our people.'
- Artist(s): Muntano Gomez o Feliciano | 1955/08/10 | Chibuto district, East African, Gomez o Feliciano, Muntano, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Ndau, Portuguese East Africa, Sul do Save Province, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with guitar. Feliciano's pronunciation of Ndau words, they say, is like a child's speech. "Matsaire, you have finished all the people." Matsaire was killed in a certain village, and his ghost came back demanding recompense, under pain of death to all the village. Details from ILAM field card (H1P-10, 11 - 25).
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Mbilo Bundi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Bucheyeke dance, Dance song, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Mbilo Bundi, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR0036
- Artist(s): Wanga men (Performer) | Composer: Wanga, C. (Performer)Charles Wanga (Performer) | 1950/09/11 | bells, East African, Fighting song, Indigenous music, Kenya, Leg bells, Nyanza, Wanga, Wanga, Wanga,Charles, ILAM | Fighting song for after fighting with leg bells. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6H12)
- Artist(s): Wanga men (Performer) | Composer: Charles Wanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/11 | East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Nyanza, Tsindeche leg bells, Wanga, Wanga, Wanga,Charles, ILAM | Song after fighting. Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6H-12
- Artist(s): Hanga women | Composer: Charles Wanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Hanga, Hanga, Indigenous music, Kenya, Luya, North Nyanza, Song after fighting, Tsindeche bells, Wanga,Charles, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2490.
- Artist(s): Chewa girls (Performer) | Composer: Chewa girls (Performer) | 1950/05/22 | Central African, Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, ILAM | Singing game song. Further details refer to ILAM field card DX12
- Artist(s): Bamba men (Performer) | Composer: Abugu Kisukwe (Performer) | 1950/08/23 | Bamba, Bunyoro, Central African, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Kisukwe,Abugu, Likembe mbira, Morality song, Nyoro, Tongoli harp, Topical song, Toro, Uganda, ILAM | Translated English title - "Flowers." Further details refer ILAM field card number: D5O-1
- Artist(s): Bamba men | Composer: Abugu Kisukwe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Bamba, Bundibugyo, East African, Indigenous music, Kisukwe,Abugu, Likembe, Love song, Mbira, Nyoro, Toro, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1858Translated in English "Flowers"
- Composer: Premier Groument Force (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Elisabethville, Indigenous music, Musique Militaire du Premier Groupment Force Publique, Ngala, Publique, Rattle, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3569.
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