South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys | Composer: Kang'ethe Nduati (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kang' ethe Nduati, Kiigamba Rattle, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Muthuu Dance song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3613.
- Artist(s): Tonga girls (Performer) | Composer: Nyamangwe, L. (Performer)Lucy Nyamangwe (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nkata Bay, Nyamangwe,Lucy, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Wedding song, ILAM | Wedding song with Tonga girls and drums. Translated English title - "Banda, we have brought you your love." Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E6a).
- Composer: Nancy Luhana (Performer)Mwenele Kaunda (Performer) | 1950/05/31 | Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kaunda,Mwenela, Luhana,Nancy, Malawi, mortar, Mzimba, Nyasaland, pestle, Pounding song, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Pounding song with mortar and pestles. Translated English title - "The girls have run away." Further details refer ILAM field card (D2G12)
- Artist(s): Kumbale Lungu (Leader)Nsenga men and women (Performer) | Composer: Kumbale LunguNsenga men and women | 1949/08/29 | Central African, dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lungu,Kumbale, men and women, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsenga, Seven note, Song, Traditional music, Ulimba, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Ulimba dance song for men and women. The translated title is "Where has Chiwowola gone"? Further details refer ILAM field card number C4V7
- Artist(s): Nsenga men and women (Performer) | Composer: Lungu, K. (Performer)Kumbale Lungu (Performer) | 1949/08/29 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lungu,Kumbale, Marimba, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsenga, Southern African, Ulimba, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Dance song for men and women with ulimba and clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (C4V7)
- Artist(s): The traditional evening birds | Composer: The traditional evening birds | 1960/01/01 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Isicathamiya, Male Choir, Mbube, Part singing, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional evening birds, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Unaccompanied traditional song performed by male choir
- Artist(s): Kumbale Lungu (Leader)Nsenga men and women (Performer) | Composer: Kumbale LunguNsenga men and women | 1949/08/29 | Central African, Clapping, dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lungu,Kumbale, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsenga, Seven note, Song, Traditional music, Ulimba, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Ulimba dance song for men and women. The translated title is "It is the days which change the man". Further details refer ILAM field card number C4V8
- Artist(s): Nsenga men and women (Performer) | Composer: Kumbale Lungu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/29 | Clapping, Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lungu,Kumbale, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsenga, Southern African, Ulimba, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Ulimba dance song with Ulimba xylophone and clapping. Translated English title - "It is the days which change a man." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C4V-8
- Artist(s): Tumbuka girls (Performer) | Composer: Taines Chirwa (Performer)Nancy Luhana (Performer) | 1950/05/31 | Chirwa,Taines, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Luhana,Nancy, Malawi, mortar, Mzimba, Nyasaland, pestle, Pounding song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Pounding song with mortar and pestles. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2G10)
- Composer: Fumba Mkandawile (Performer) | 1949/08/24 | Bangwe, Board zither, Folk music, Henga, Humorous, Indigenous music, Mkandawile,Fumba Lundazi, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zambia, Zither, ILAM | Humorous song with Bangwe board zither. Further details refer ILAM record number TP0296-XYZ4445
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