South African Music Archive Project
West African
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- Artist(s): Ngoni men and women | Composer: Peniasi Manyoni | 1949/08/05 | Clapping, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nkana Mine, Northern Rhodesia, Peniasi Manyoni, West African, Wusakili Compound, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Folk music. Tribal fighting. Women clapping and men stamp their feet. Further details refer to ILAM field card (C3X)
- Artist(s): None | Composer: Portuguese soldiers (Performer) | 1949/09/19 | Cape Verde, Portugese East Africa, Portuguese soldiers, Sena, Senegal, Unaccompanied, West African, ILAM | Wedding song. Further details refer to ILAM field card (C5Q4)
- Artist(s): Likembe | Composer: Musumali Chinyama (Performer) | 1949/08/05 | Clapping, Cylindrical Drum, Kitwe Town Compound, Likembe, Luvale, Musumali Chinyama, Northern Rhodesia, West African, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Folk muic. Mulenja Dance Song for men and women. Further details refer to ILAM field card (C3Y)
- Composer: Calendar and his Maringar Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Calendar, Calypso music, Creole, Drum, Guitar, Maringar, Maringar Band, Popular music, Saxophone, Stick, Vocal, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0759
- Artist(s): Luunda women at Lake Nwenu | Composer: Luunda women (Performer) | 1949/07/20 | axes, Clapping, East African, goblet Drum, Kambwali, Kawambwa, Lake Mwexa, Lake Nwenu, Luunda, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, slit Drum, West African, ILAM | Folk music. Wedding song. Futher details refer to ILAM field card (C3H)
- Composer: Chalwe Chasya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Bisa, Chalwe Chasya, Folk music, Indigenous music, Praise song, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A5.
- Artist(s): ET Mensah (Leader)ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | Composer: ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | 1958-00-00 | dance, Drum, Guitar, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Mensah,E.T., Popular music, Rhythm sticks, Rumba, Saxophones, Tempos Band, West African, ILAM | Dance performed by a small band of musicians
- Composer: Malinke young girls (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/03 | Drum, French Guinea, Guinea, Indigenous music, Malinke, Malinke, Republic of Guinea, Vocal, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1066
- Composer: Aissata Gaoudelize (Performer)Yankori Beibatane (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/04 | Beibatane,Yankori, Clapping, Gaoudelize,Aissata, godye, Indigenous music, Niger, Nigeria, Songhay, Sudan, Violin, West African, Zerma, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1056
- Artist(s): Bemba Boys | Composer: Eduard Bwalga (Performer) | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Cylindrical Drum, Double-headed drum laced, Kitwe Town Compound, Northern Rhodesia, West African, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Dance song. Drinking song. "If you stop singing, we stop singing". Further details refer to ILAM field card (C3T)
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