South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Luunda men and womenChief Kazembe | 1949/07/21 | ancesto, chief, Chief Kazembe, death, funeral, Luunda, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, wife, Zambia, ILAM | Wake song performed when a chief's wife dies. It includes remembering the spirits of ancestorsRefer ILAM field card C3I9
- Artist(s): Edward Bwalya (Leader)Bemba young men (Performer) | Composer: Edward BwalyaBemba young men | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Central African, Cylindrical Drum, dance, death, Double headed and laced, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Traditional music, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance song for young men and women. The translated title is "The bird cries for the pall bearers".
- Composer: Chopi women | 1949/06/02 | chief, Chopi, Chopi, death, Lament, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Lament for a dead chiefRefer ILAM field card CL1
- Composer: Luunda men and women at MwansabombweChief Kazembe | 1949/07/21 | Chief Kazembe, dance, death, goblet Drum, Luunda, Luunda, Mutombok, Mwansabombwe, Northern Rhodesia, slit Drum, Song, Southern African, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Mutombok dance song with 2 slit drums and 1 goblet drum, and 2 Chitala xylophones. The theme is about deathRefer ILAM field card C3I4
- Composer: Luunda men and women at MwansabombweChief Kazembe | 1949/07/21 | Chief Kazembe, dance, death, goblet Drum, Luunda, Luunda, Mutombok, Mwansabombwe, national, Northern Rhodesia, Slit bell drum, slit cylinder drum, Song, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Mutombok dance song with 3 drums and 2 Chitala xylophones. The theme is about deathRefer ILAM field card C3I3
- Composer: Bernard Sachinahi Chokwe men at Mufulira Mine | 1949/07/27 | Chokwe, Chokwe, dance, death, Lament, Luvale, mine, Northern Rhodesia, Sachinati,Bernard, Song, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Mine song or lament for dead comrade. This is also used as a dance songRefer ILAM field card C3O9
