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
- 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: The Shangaan Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Clapping, Dance music, East African, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan Choir, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0805
- Composer: Zingili dancers (Performer) | 1948/09/12 | Dance music, Entry song, Mgido, Southern Africa, Southern African, Zingili, Zingili, ILAM | Entry song for Mgido dance by Zingili dancers. Translated English title - "In comes the wanderer". Further details refer ILAM field card (CMR7)
- Artist(s): Joel M. Jere (Leader) | Composer: Ngoni men (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Dance music, Folk music, Hunting song, Indigenous music, Jere,Joel M., Malawi, Mzimba, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Mgubo dance song performed after hunting. Translated English title - "You hear of our famous men, we are proud of our fame." Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E1)
- Artist(s): Mahommad Ngala Badi (Leader) | Composer: ECO ( East Coast Orchestra) African Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/05/24 | Badi,Mahommad Ngala, Clarinet, Dance Band, Dance music, East African, ECO ( East Coast Orchestra) African Band, Guitar, Kenya, Mombasa, Orchestra, Percussion, Quickstep, Rattle, Saxophone, Swahili, trumpet, ILAM | Translated English title - "The boys of ECO." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3B 3
- Artist(s): Two extra singers (Performer) | Composer: Kayashu, P. (Performer)Philippe Kayashu (Performer)Kalala, M. (Performer)Morris Kalala (Performer) | 1952/01/18 | Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Kalala,Morris, Katanga, Kayashu,Philippe, Popular music, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Bulamatali town dance song with two guitars and a bottle. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1H1)
- Artist(s): Two extra singers (Performer) | Composer: Kayashu, P. (Performer)Philippe Kayashu (Performer)Kalala, M. (Performer)Morris Kalala (Performer) | 1952/01/18 | Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Kalala,Morris, Katanga, Kayashu,Philippe, Popular music, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Bulamatali town dance song with two guitars and a bottle. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1H1)
- Composer: Composer not specifiedBulawayo Sweet Rythms (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Band music, Bulawayo Sweet Rhythm Band, Dance music, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Tsaba-Tsaba, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Tsaba-tsaba dance tune. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0583-XYZ4677
- Artist(s): Chopi people (Performer)Fomeni Faduko (Leader) | Composer: The Ngodo of Zandamela (Performer)Fomeni Faduko (Composer) | 1949/06/04 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance music, East African, Faduko,Fomeni, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Ngodo of Zandamela, orchestral dance, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: CN 12
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