South African Music Archive Project
East African
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- Artist(s): Ruidwadzano Choir (Performer) | Composer: Ruidwadzano Choir (Performer) | 1950/05/06 | Central African, East African, Hymn, Manyika, Ruidwadzano Choir, Southern Rhodesia, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Methodist hymn. Further details refer to ILAM field card DH16
- Composer: Grupo Manjacaziana (Performer)Edward Sons (Composer) | 1950/11/01 | Dance song, Drum, East African, Edward Sons, Grupo Manjacaziana, Guitar, Lourenco Marques, Mandoline, Mozambique, Portuguese, Portuguese East Africa, Samba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D8H4.
- Composer: Moises Manjati (Leader)Grupo Manjacaziana (Performer) | 1951-00-00 | Dance Band, Drum, East African, Grupo Manjacaziana, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mandoline, Manjati,Moises Ribeiro, Portuguese, Portuguese East Africa, Samba, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1321Translated in English "The codfish"
- Artist(s): The Egyptian Musical Clu | Composer: Bom Amberon (Leader)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Amberon,Bom, East African, Egyptian Music Club, Indigenous music, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Violin solo, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1376
- Artist(s): Arusha men | Composer: Binana Naibara (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Arusha, Arusha, Arusha District, East African, Folk music, Masai, Naibara,Binana, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | An Osingolis Longoroyo love song. "When I come back from fighting, then I will marry you, my love. I refuse to look at any other woman because of you. So wait for me my love.", Items of this nature are more recitations of verse rather than true songs. The simple response in this case is "A-a, hoiyo ya hoiyo yaho"
- Artist(s): Karani Mwaitebele (Leader)Nyakyusa men (Performer) | Composer: Karani Mwaitebele (Performer) | 1950/06/09 | Drinking song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Indigenous song, Karani Mwaitebele, Nyakusa, Nyakyusa, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D2R14.
- Artist(s): Nyakusa men (Performer) | Composer: Karani Mwaitebele (Performer) | 1950/06/09 | Drinking song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Karani Mwaitebele, Nyakusa, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, Tukuyu, ILAM | Drinking song with Nyakusa men. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2R14)
- Composer: Nekemiya Nanywamu (Composer/Performer)Kasani Byansi (Performer) | 1950/09/02 | East African, Kasani Byansi, Kigulu, Lute, Lyre, Mourning song, Ndingidi, Nekemiya Nanywamu, Ntongoli, Soga, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song with Ntongoli eight string lyre and Ndingidi one string lute. Further details refer ILAM field card (D5Y16)
- Composer: Nekemiya Nanywamu and Kasani Byansi (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Central African, East African, Kasani Byansi, Lute, Lyre, Mourning song, Nekemiya Nanywamu, Soga, Uganda, ILAM | Mourning Song. Further details refer ILAM record field card number XYZ5401
- Artist(s): Kasani Byansi | Composer: Nekemiya Nanywamu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Iganga, Indigenous music, Kasani Byansi, Mourning song, Ndincidi lute, Nekemiya Nanywamu, Ntongoli lyre, Soga, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2374.
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