South African Music Archive Project
East African
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- Artist(s): Ngoni men and women (Performer) | Composer: Kiti Shunga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/31 | East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mzimba, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Shunga,Kiti, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Wedding song, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D2G-14
- Composer: Mwase Central School pupils (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/22 | Chewa, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mbira, Mwase Central School, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Walking Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: DX-1
- Artist(s): Sgt. Mgeni Baghdad (Bandmaster) | Composer: His Highness, the Sultan of Zanzibar's Band (Performer)Tovey, D.F. (Composer) | 1950/07/05 | Anthem, Band music, bass, Cornet, Drum, East African, Euphonium, Flute, H.H. The Sultan of of Zanzibar's Band, Nguja, S/Sgt. Mgeni Baghdad, Scotland, Swahili, Tovey,D.F., Trombone, Woodwind, Zanzibar, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D3P 1
- Artist(s): Sgt. Mgeni Baghdad (Bandmaster) | Composer: His Highness, the Sultan of Zanzibar's Band (Performer)Tovey, D.F. (Composer) | 1950/07/05 | Band music, bass, Cornet, Donald F. Tovey, Drum, East African, Euphonium, Flute, Nguja, Scotland, Sgt. Mgeni Baghdad, Sultan of Zanzibar's Band, Swahili, Tovey,D.F., Trombone, Woodwind, Zanzibar, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D3P 1
- Composer: Professor Sir Donald F. Tovey (Composer)Tovey, D.F. (Composer)His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar's Band (Performer) | 1950/07/05 | Anthem, Band music, Donald F. Tovey, East African, His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar's Band, Nguja, Raha Leo, Scotland, Swahili, Tovey,D.F., Zanzibar, ILAM | National Anthem with instruments.Further details refer ILAM field card (D3P1)
- Composer: Tswa Tumblers (Performer)Rafayeli Kumbe (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Rafayeli Kumbe, Shangaan, Southern African, Tswa, Tswa Tumblers, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3396.
- Artist(s): Chewa men and women (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Chewa men and women (Composer/Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, drinking, East African, Entertainment, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Song performed by Chewa men and women for entertainment and is sung in call and response fashion. The song is unaccompanied. Refer ILAM field card C5A9
- Artist(s): Zande Men (Performer) | Composer: Mozua Manzali, Chief Gatanga and Mongonika (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/09/02 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chief Gatanga Mongonika, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Folk song, Hand clapping, Harp, Indigenous music, Kundi harp, Mozua Manzali, Strings, Topical song, Zande, Zande, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card F4W-2
- Artist(s): Sukwa men and women (Performer) | Composer: Nelasi (Performer)Medelina (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/08 | Clapping, Dance music, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Madelina, Malawi, Nelasi, Nkonde, Nyasaland, Southern African, Sukwa, Sukwa, Wedding song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: C4A-11
- Artist(s): Chandaruwa Waya and Giryama men | 1950-00-00 | Chandaruwa Waya, East African, Folk music, Ginyama, Giryama, Gourd horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba raft rattle, Kenya, Malindi district, Nika, Whistling, ILAM | A Msego mourning dance song with Kayamba raft rattles, a gourd horn and whistling. This Msego dance started with the sound of the horn, followed by the leader of the group who sings the first verse. This is repeated by the dancers whistling the melody twice over after which the dance proper begins with rattles. Details from ILAM field card D7N - 7 & 8
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