South African Music Archive Project
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- Artist(s): Constance Magogo Uzulu ka-Dinuzulu (Performer) | Composer: Constance Magogo Uzulu ka-Dinuzulu | 1955/01/27 | bow, Chordophone, Constance Magogo Uzulu ka-Dinuzulu, Folk music, Indigenous music, Love song, Single string, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Ugubu, Unbraced, Zulu, ILAM | Traditional Zulu song accompanied by the musical bow. The translated title is "He is so handsome and how I love him'. Further details refer ILAM field card number H1D5
- Artist(s): Timeyo's wife (Performer) | Composer: Timeyo Mwandila (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | bow, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mwandila,Timeyo, Mwandila,Timeyo's wife, Mzimba, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, wedding, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D2B3.
- Artist(s): Sukuma men and women (Performer) | Composer: Ntainta Buchili (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/25 | bow, Dance music, Dance song, East African, Kazori, Mwanza, Ndono, Ntainta Buchili, Nyamwezi, Rattle, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Kazori dance song with Ndono one-string musical bow and tin rattle. Translated English title - "I hear the beating of drums behind the hill." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4J3)
- Artist(s): Ganda women (Performer) | Composer: Ali H. Wachibi (Performer) | 1950/06/24 | bow, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Ganda, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kampala, Lute, Ndingidi, Party song, Uganda, Wachibi,Ali H., ILAM | Party song with four old Ganda women, with clapping and one-string lute (Ndingidi) with sisal string and bow. Further details refer ILAM field card (D3E1)
- Composer: Annie Macholweni (Performer)Composer not specified | 1957/05/10 | bow, Ciskei, Eastern Cape, Folk music, Hadi bow, Indigenous music, Macholweni,Annie, Ngaika, South Africa, Southern African, Transkei, Vocals, Xhosa, ILAM | Translated English title - "The bothersome crow." Further details refer ILAM field card number: L1K 4
- Composer: MucharivaRomigioRichard | 1951/06/14 | beer, bow, Chipendani, dance, Instrumental, Muchariva, onomatopoeic, Remigio, Richard, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, train, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | The first piece describes train sounds. The second piece is about brewing beer at a mother in law's home. Both songs are accompanied by the Chipendani musical bow. Refer ILAM field card E2K19
- Artist(s): Hugh Tracey (Narrator) | 1942/08/25 | bow, English, Indigenous culture, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Narrative, Natal, Self adornment, South Africa, Southern African, Southern African culture, Tracey, Hugh, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record SABC-HT14A1
- Artist(s): Hugh Tracey (Narrator) | 1942/08/25 | bow, English, Indigenous culture, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Narrative, Natal, Self adornment, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Southern African culture, Tracey, Hugh, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record SABC-HT14B1
- Composer: Mondlane (Performer) | 1948/03/14 | bow, Folk music, Hlengwe, Kgatla, Mondlane, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shipendani, Southern African, Tswa, Yodelling, ILAM | Folk music - Yodelling song on Shipendani bow.Further details refer ILAM field card (P5)
- Composer: Nganzakwenye Shandu (Performer) | 1955/01/28 | bow, Folk music, Indigenous music, Makhweyana, Nganzakwenye Shandu, Self-delectative song, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Self delectative song accompanied by the Makhwenyana braced musical bow. Refer ILAM field card H1E6
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