South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Ekuthuleni School Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1965-00-00 | Ekuthuleni School Choir, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zulu Traditional Rhymes, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0049.
- Composer: Buthelezi Tribesman (Performer)Chief Gatsha Buthelezi (Leader)Composer not specified | 1920-00-00 | Buthelezi Tribesman, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0860.
- Artist(s): Colbert Phungula | Composer: Alexandra Thonga Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1955-00-00 | Alexandra Thonga Choir, East African, Folk music, Phungula,Colbert, Shangaan, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3181.
- Composer: Yao and Ngoni girls (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lullaby, Malawi, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, Yao, ILAM | A series of lullabies. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5M1)
- Artist(s): Kaonde men and women (Performer) | Composer: Noah Laisi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/16 | Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Initiation song, Kaonde, Kaonde, Laisi,Noah, Luba, Northern Rhodesia, Shonongo, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Shonongo dance music. Translated English title - "Losa dancers." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C4I-2
- Composer: James Phillips | 1982-11-00 | English, FOLK MUSIC, Folk music, James Phillips, MUSIC, South Africa, Shifty Records | Demo made in Grahamstown while studying BMUS degree at Rhodes University in 1982. Recorded on cheap cassette machine.
- Artist(s): Benjamin Otieno (Leader)Kisii Government School Choir (Performer) | Composer: Benjamin OtienoKisii Government School Choir | 1950/09/12 | Dho Luo, East African, Folk music, heroic, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kisii Government School choir, Otieno,Benjamin, Song, Traditional music, ILAM | Herioc song. Further details refer ILAM field card number D6I1
- Artist(s): Benjamin Otieno (Leader)Kisii Government School Choir (Performer) | Composer: Benjamin OtienoKisii Government School Choir | 1950/09/12 | Dho Luo, East African, Folk music, heroic, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kisii Government School choir, Otieno,Benjamin, Song, Traditional music, ILAM | Herioc song. Further details refer ILAM field card number D6I1
- Composer: Benet Lolubo (Performer)Lolubo, B. (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | bell, Chaga, East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kisengele, Lolubo,Benet, Meru, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Folk music - Fighting song with Kisegele bells and accompanied by Meru me.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7C14)
- Composer: Shangaan dancers (Performer)Patela (Leader) | 1955/03/06 | Folk music, Fourth movement of Zwebe-Kwaya dance, Indigenous music, Juija, Mozambique, Patela, Portugese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. H1H5.
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