South African Music Archive Project
Dance music
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- Composer: African Concertina Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | African Concertina Band, concertina, Dance music, Guitar, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Town dance, Zulu, Zulu dance, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0076-ABC603
- Composer: Zululand War Dancers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Dance music, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, War cry, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, Zululand War Dancers, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0829
- Composer: Zululand War Dancers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Dance music, Drum, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, War cry, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, Zululand War Dancers, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0826
- Composer: Isaiah Shembe (Composer)Zulu men and women (Performer) | 1955/01/24 | Dance music, Ekupakhameni, Hymn, Isaiah Shembe, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Religious music, Shembe, South Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Hymn for dancing. Translated English title - "The cock that crows at dawn." Further details refer ILAM field card (H1C1)
- Composer: Enoch Luyga (Performer)Timote Chuma (Performer) | 1952/02/19 | Bulawayo, Chuma,Timothy, Dance music, Jive, Lunga,Enoch, Marabi, Ndebele, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Jive marabi dance music with guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1Z8)
- Artist(s): Abdala Ibrahimu (Leader) | Composer: Chipukizi Rumba (Performer) | 1950/07/28 | banjo, Chipukizi Rumba, Dance music, Dance song, Drum, East African, Flute, Ibrahim,Abdala, Kazoo, Mandoline, Mwanza, Rumba, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Whistle, ILAM | Swahili rumba with varied accompaniment. Composer unknown. Translated English title - "Clay for cleaning pipes." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4L4).
- Artist(s): Chaminuka Band (Performer) | Composer: August Msarurgwa (Performer)Ralph T (Composer) | 1952/02/20 | Bulawayo, Chaminuka Band, Dance music, English, Msarurgwa,August, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Town dance, Tsuwhela,Ralph, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. F2A13.
- Composer: Nyasaland Club Players (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Accordion, concertina, Dance Band, Dance music, Drum, Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Nyasaland Club Players, Rumba, Southern African, Stick, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac commercial record number: CR0001
- Artist(s): Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedRubeni Mhango (Performer) | 1949/07/30 | Dance music, Drum, Folk music, Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mhango,Rubeni, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern African, Spirit song, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Translated English title - "The spear is broken." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0676
- Composer: Kaikara (Performer) | 1950/08/21 | Central African, Dance music, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kaikara, Konjo, Toro, Uganda, ILAM | Folk music - Kintube dance song with drums and accompanied by Konjo women.Further details refer ILAM field card (D5M2)
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