South African Music Archive Project
East African
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- Composer: Ali OthmaniThree Brothers Orchestra | 1950/07/04 | Dumbak drum, East African, Kayamba rattle, Nguja, Othmani Brothers, Othmani,Ali, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, topical, Udi, Violin, Zanziba, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by the Udi, Rika, Kayamba rattle, violin and Dumbuk drumRefer ILAM field card D3O8
- Artist(s): Shangaan group (Performer) | Composer: Charlie Baloyi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1955-00-00 | Charlie Baloyi, Clapping, East African, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, Song, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR0380
- Artist(s): Paneras (Performer)Anselm P Mkwama (Performer) | Composer: Paneras (Performer)Anselm P Mkwama (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Anselm P. Mkwama, East African, Hehe, Ligombo zithe, Male singing, Pancras Mkwana, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, ILAM | Man singing a traditional song while accompaned on the Ligombo zither. There are tapping sounds in the background. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Hangaza women (Performer) | Composer: Serina Mako (Performer) | 1950/08/01 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Hangaza, Hangaza, Indigenous music, Mako,Serina, Ngala, Rundi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4R11)
- Artist(s): A group of Giryama men | Composer: Chembe wa Majibi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/05/23 | Chembe wa Majibi, Clapping, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Giryama, Giryama, Indigenous music, Kalifi, Kenya, Namba dance, rattles, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3A 2
- Artist(s): Shabani Abdullah Mwankema (Leader) | Composer: Dar es Salaam Jazz Band (Performer) | 1950/06/22 | Band music, Dance music, Dar-es-Salaam Jazz Band, East African, Jazz, Nguja, Rumba, Shabani Abdullah, Shabani Abdullah Mwankemwa, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, ILAM | Swahili Rumba with various instruments (guitars, kazoos, trumpet, drums, rattles, violin, clarinet, ukelele, banjo, sticks). Composer unknown. Translated English title - "What keeps you here?" Further details refer ILAM field card (D3D6)
- Artist(s): Dar-es-Salaam Jazz Band (Accompaniment) | Composer: Shabani Albullah Mwankemwam (Performer) | 1950/06/22 | banjo, Clarinet, Dar-es-Salaam Jazz Band, Daressalaam, East African, Guitar, Jazz Band, Mwankewa,Shabani Abdallah, Nguja, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Violin, ILAM | Dance Band musicSwahili Rumba music
- Composer: Livingstonia Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chihenga, East African, Indigenous music, Livingstonia Choir, Rattle, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3122.
- Composer: Madinda ga Kabaka xylophone players of the Lubiri Palace (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/26 | East African, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Kampala, Lubiri Palace, Madinda ga Kabaka, Madinda xylophone, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3Q 5
- Artist(s): Boys of Kitovu Technical School (Performer) | Composer: Evaristo N. Muyinda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/29 | Drum, East African, Evaristo N. Muyinda, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kitovu Technical School, Madinda xylophone, Masaka, Uganda, Wistful song, ILAM | Translated English title - "I would like to give you something but the lake is dry." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3R 5
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