South African Music Archive Project
East African
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- 1960-08-00 | Divination song, Drum, East African, Nyamwezi, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record no. AC1327
- Composer: Kiphya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1923-00-00 | banjo, East African, Guitar, Kiphya, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Shaker, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1014
- Composer: George Sisanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Bulawayo, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Sibanda, George, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2120.
- Artist(s): Mahommad Ngala Badi (Leader) | Composer: ECO ( East Coast Orchestra) African Band (Performer)Badi, M.N. (Composer) | 1952/05/24 | Badi,Mahommad Ngala, Clarinet, Dance Band, Dance music, East African, ECO ( East Coast Orchestra) African Band, Guitar, Kenya, Mombasa, Orchestra, Percussion, Rattle, Rumba, Saxophone, Swahili, trumpet, ILAM | Translated English title - "White spot." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3B 2
- Artist(s): Mahommad Ngala Badi (Leader) | Composer: ECO ( East Coast Orchestra) African Band (Performer)Badi, M.N. (Composer) | 1952/05/24 | Badi,Mahommad Ngala, Clarinet, Dance Band, Dance music, East African, ECO ( East Coast Orchestra) African Band, Guitar, Kenya, Mombasa, Orchestra, Percussion, Rattle, Rumba, Saxophone, Swahili, trumpet, ILAM | Translated English title - "White spot." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3B 2
- Artist(s): Chopi people (Performer) | Composer: Maviye Machatini (Performer)Maviye Machatini (Composer) | 1949/06/04 | Chopi, Chopi, Clapping, East African, Indigenous music, Lament, Maviye Machatini, Mozambique, Personal lament, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: CM-16
- Composer: Joshua Omwami (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/09/26 | bells, East African, Folk music, Indingenous music, Joshua Omwami, Kenya, Luya, Lyre, Nyanza, Praise song, Ragoli, Rattle, Whistling, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F4Z-6.
- Artist(s): Johnnie Murithe Wambu (Performer)Kibunga Waita (Performer) | 1952/06/08 | Accordion, Dance song, East African, Embu, Folk music, Indigenous music, Johnnie Murethe Wambu, Kenya, Kibunga Waita, Kikuyu, Mwamboko dance song, near Mount Kenya, Struck iron, ILAM | A Mamboko dance song with accordian and struck iron. The "struck iron" was an old starter ring from the flywheel of a car. It is necessary to have a circular or 'S' shaped piece of metal for convenient playing of the double beat. The performer called it 'Kengere' or 'Beru' bell.The sweepers in Nairobi, they say, always come from Embu. Kibunga Waita, the iron player, was no exception. Elsewhere in Africa certain tribes tend to adopt one occupation exclusively.After hearing a few Kikuyu songs to the accompaniment of the iron and accordian, the listener who is not case hardened to the noise, may experience a singing in the ears for several hours afterwards.Listening to this kind of Kikuyu music is more a feat of endurance than an aesthetic pleasure.Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3H 3
- 1900-01-00 | Bird, Central African, Dove, East African, Indigenous sounds, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP4370
- 1900-01-00 | Central African, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Praise song to chief, Southern African, Talking drum, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP4139
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