South African Music Archive Project
Call and response
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- Artist(s): Mambaulela Makhubela (Leader)Shangaan Drum Dancers (Performer) | Composer: Mambaulela MakhubelaShangaan Drum Dancers | 1966-00-00 | Call and response, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Johannesburg, Mambaulela Makhubela, Migrant, Shangaan, Shangaan, Shouts, South Africa, Southern African, Tin whistle, Traditional music, ILAM | Traditional dance song with reference to Park Station in Johannesburg
- Artist(s): The Basuto Choir (Performer) | Composer: The Basuto Choir | 1900-01-00 | Basotho, Call and response, Chant like accompaniment, Choir, Indigenous music, Men singing, Part singing, Popular music, Song, Sotho, South Africa, South African, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied song, with a solo voice accompanied by choir with repeated drone or chant-like melody.
- Artist(s): The Natal Champions (Performer) | Composer: The Natal Champions (Performer) | 1948-00-00 | Call and response, dance, Marabi style, men and women, Natal Champions, Part-singing, Popular music, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Marabi style dance song for men and women, accompanied by the piano. Further details refer ILAM field card number DC46
- Artist(s): Naughty Boys Choir (Performer) | Composer: Naughty Boys Choir (Performer) | 1948-00-00 | Call and response, Folk music, Greeting, Isicathamiya, Mbube, men, Naughty Boys Choir, Part-singing, Popular music, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Unaccompanied Mbube style song. Further details refer ILAM field card number DC47
- Artist(s): Kuhela Kulaja (Performer)not specified others (Performer) | Composer: Kuhela Kulaja (Performer)not specified others (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, East African, Kuhela Kulaja, Men singing, Nyamwezi, Song, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Wigasha, ILAM | Wigasha dance song performed by men. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): James Chirwa (Performer)Mwerela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Young girls (Performer) | Composer: James Chirwa (Performer)Mwenela Kaunda (Performer)Dandy Boys (Performer)Young girls (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, Chirwa,James, Dandy Boys, Drum, Heya, Kaunda,Mwenela, Malawi, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, traditional, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, Young girls, ILAM | Song performed by young girls who are accompanied by beats on the mortar and pestle. The voices of the singers appear not to be those of the names mentioned on the record label. ILAM field card is unknown
- 1950-00-00 | Call and response, Clapping, Drum, East African, Haya, Male singing, Nyoro, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, topical, Tradition, ILAM | Topical song performed by men who are accompanied by clapping and drum beats. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Teacher Training School (Performer) | Composer: Teacher Training School (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | Burn, Call and response, Letter, men and women, Ndau, Part singing, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Teachers' Training College, topical, Worry, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song in which someone informs his friend he will burn a letter and asks him not to worry. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Wachezaji wa Manyana (Performer?) | Composer: Wachezaji wa Manyana (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, Clapping, drinking, East African, Nyamwezi, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Wachezaji wa Manyanga, ILAM | Drinking song accompanied by clapping. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Lugingisi Mwanazuthando (Performer)Sukumu men (Performer) | Composer: Lugingisi Mwanazuthando (Performer)Sukumu men (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, East African, Harvesting, Lugingisi Mwanazuthando, Nyamwezi, Song, Sukuma, Sukumu, Tanganyika, Tanzania, threshing, traditional, Ululating, work, ILAM | Traditional work song to accompany threshing, with ululating in the background. ILAM field card number is unknown
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