South African Music Archive Project
Southern African
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- Composer: Alberto Tentowani Mwamosi (Performer)Gabriel Maopana Bila (Performer)Alberto Tentowani Mwamosi (Composer) | 1957/01/10 | Bila,Gabriel Maopana, Chopi, East African, Gaza, Guitar, Lenge, Mozambique, Mwamosi,Alberto Tentowani, Popular music, Portuguese East Africa, Sentimental song, Southern African, Vocals, ILAM | Translated English title - "This handkerchief of mine." Further details refer ILAM field card number: L1A 1
- Composer: Uladi Kachoka (Performer) | 1949/08/14 | Bangwe, Board zither, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kachoka,Uladi, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Yao, Zither, ILAM | Topical song with Bangwe board zither. Composer not specified. Translated English title - "Achiku, come to the fields." Further details refer ILAM field card (C4G15)
- Artist(s): Nsenga Men (Performer) | Composer: Obisitala Kanyungu (Performer) | 1949/08/27 | Folk song, Indigenous music, Kanyungu,Obisitala, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsenga, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Hunting song accompanied by 2 Cylindrical Drums. Further details refer ILAM field card no. C4T1.
- Artist(s): Kanyungu, O. (Leader)Chief Kalindawalo (Leader) | Composer: Nsenga men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chief Kalindawalo, Drum, Folk music, Hunting song, Indigenous music, Kanyungu,Obisitala, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsenga, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (Commercial Recordings) number: CR0047
- Artist(s): Nsenga men (Performer) | Composer: Obisitala Kanyungu (Performer) | 1949/08/27 | Drum, Folk music, Hunting song, Indigenous music, Kanyungu,Obisitala, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsenga, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Hunting song for after the hunt. Translated English title - "Hunter, let us hunt together." Further details refer ILAM record number TP0297-XYZ4446
- Composer: Klerksdorp Conathan Choristers (Performer) | 1948-00-00 | Bechuanaland, Botswana, Choir, Choral music, Indigenous music, Klerksdorp Conathan Choristers, Rolong, Southern African, Topical song, Tshidi, Tswana, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer to ILAM record no. TP0057-ABC 411.
- Artist(s): Tonga young women | Composer: Lucy Nyamangwe (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Drum, Folk song, Malawi, Nkala Bay, Nyamangwe,Lucy, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, ILAM | Chioda dance song
- Artist(s): Lucy Nyamangwe (Performer)Tonga girls (Performer) | Composer: Lucy Nyamangwe (Performer)Tonga girls (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Box, Chioda, dance, Drum, Malawi, Migrant, mines, Nyamangwe,Lucy, Nyasaland, rhythm, Song, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Young women, ILAM | Chioda dance song for young women. The subject deals with a father who has to leave home to work on the mines. The song is accompanied by drum rhythms beaten on a box. Refer ILAM field card number D2E15
- Composer: The Orlando Trained Singers (Performer) | 1943-00-00 | Guitar, Mbube, Orlando Trained Singers, South Africa, Southern African, Vocal, Zulu, ILAM | Vocal mbube. Further details refer ILM record TP3439
- Composer: Selemani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Malawi, Myiri, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Selemani, Sese, Southern African, ILAM | Myiri dance song with Sese guitar. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1200
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