South African Music Archive Project
East African
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- Composer: Teituk Arap Sumeiyet (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kibugandet lyre, Kipsigis, Praise song, Sumeiyot,Teituk Arap, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2130.
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men and girls | Composer: Kipterer Arap Kenik (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Cheptim dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenik,Kipterer Arap, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2097.
- Composer: Kipterer Arap KenikKipsigi boys and girls | 1950/09/15 | Dance song, East African, Kenik,Kipterer Arap, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Whistle, ILAM | Cheptim dance song for men and women, accompanied on whistle. Refer ILAM field card D6L10
- Artist(s): Nandi boys | Composer: Paul Serefu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Nandi, Nandi, Nandi district, Serebu,Paul, ILAM | The Chemelilit dance for young men is performed at night as a general entertainment. The present dance song is a traditional one and was used in the old days before going out to raid neighbouring tribes, after which they felt they were fit to accomplish anything they set them selves to do. It was sung by the raiding party sitting down, but is now used solely as a dance.
- Artist(s): Tinapa Orchestra (Performer) | Composer: Henri Bembele (Leader)Tinapa Orchestra (Performer) | 1952/08/17 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Clarinets, Congo, Dance Band, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Friction stick, Guitar, Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele, Henri Bembele, Ngala, Tinapa Orchestra, ILAM | Town dance song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4M
- Composer: Blandy Zabale and Co (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Piano, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Shangaan, Southern African, Zabale,Blandy, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2902.
- Composer: Elijah Rerimori (Performer)Rerimori, E. (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | Baringo, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Kenya, Pookwut, Rerimori,Elijah, Suk, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Folk music - Chesinen dance song for men, unaccompanied.Further details refer ILAM field card (D6T14a)
- Artist(s): Suk Boys (Performer) | Composer: Elijah Rerimei (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chesinen Dance Song, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Rerimori,Elijah, Suk, ILAM | Chesinen Dance Song for Men. Further details refer ILAM record field card number XYZ5554a
- Composer: Elijah Rerimoi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/23 | Baringo, Chesinen dance, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Pookwut, Rerimori,Elijah, Suk, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6T 14
- Artist(s): Leader Ndala Ibrahim (Performer)Jazi dawa ya shaba (Performer) | Composer: Leader Ndala Ibrahim (Performer)Jazi dawa ya shaba (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | dance, East African, Guitar, Jazi dawa ya shaba, men, Ndala Ibrahim, Popular, singing, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Whistling, ILAM | Rumba dance performed on guitars and accompanied by whistling. ILAM field card number is unknown
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