South African Music Archive Project
Dance music
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- Composer: Vugo Dancers (Performer) | 1960-08-00 | Dance music, East African, Kenya, Swahili, Vugo, Vugo Dancers, ILAM | Dance song. Further details refer to ILAM record AC1335
- Artist(s): Shabani Abdullah Mwankema (Leader) | Composer: Dar es Salaam Jazz Band (Performer) | 1950/06/22 | Band music, Dance music, Dar-es-Salaam Jazz Band, East African, Jazz, Nguja, Rumba, Shabani Abdullah, Shabani Abdullah Mwankemwa, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, ILAM | Swahili Rumba with various instruments (guitars, kazoos, trumpet, drums, rattles, violin, clarinet, ukelele, banjo, sticks). Composer unknown. Translated English title - "What keeps you here?" Further details refer ILAM field card (D3D6)
- Artist(s): Shabani Abdullah Mwankemwa (Leader) | Composer: Dar-es- Salaam Jazz Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | banjo, Dance Band, Dance music, Dar-es-Salaam Jazz Band, East African, Guitar, Nguja, Popular music, Saxophone, Shabani Abdullah, Shabani Abdullah Mwankemwa, Stick, Swahili, Swahili rumba, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Violin, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR0357
- Composer: Robison Nangwale (Performer)Jere Chikomba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | banjo, Chikomba,Jere, Dance music, Dance song, East African, Guitar, Malawi, Nangwale,Robison, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Town dance, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: DP-4
- Composer: Composer not specifiedGiriyama men (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Clapping, Dance music, Dance song, Giriyama, Giriyama, Indigenous music, Kenya, Mamba, Nika, Rattle, Southern African, ILAM | Mamba dance music. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0607-XYZ7217
- Composer: Composer not specifiedAfrican Concertina Band (Performer) | 1946-00-00 | 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 TP0230-ABC604D
- Composer: Gomukomu (Performer and Composer) | 1955/10/03 | Chopi, Dance music, Gomukomu, Marimba, Mozambique, Orchestra, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, Zavala, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. H1L13.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedAfrican Melodians (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | African Melodians, Dance music, Drum, Indigenous music, Shona, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0421-ABC11652
- Artist(s): Baca dancers (Performer) | Composer: Mazinyo (Lead Performer) | 1955/03/06 | Baca, Baca, Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mazinyo, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Stamping and clapping, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. H1H13.
- Artist(s): Msarurgwa, A. (Leader)August Msarurgwa (Leader) | Composer: Msarurgwa, A. (Composer) August Msarurgwa (Composer) African dace band (Performer)Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African dance band (Performer) | 1951/06/08 | Band music, Chizezuru, Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band, Dance music, Msarurgwa,August, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Town dance, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Town dance by small dance band. Further details refer ILAM field card (E2E4)
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