South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Chewa young men (Performer) | Composer: Witimani Phiri (Composer)Chewa young men (Performer) | 1950/05/20 | Central African, Chewa, Chewa, Drum, East African, Folk music, Horns, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Witimani, ILAM | Folk song. "Clothes". Further details refer to ILAM field card DV5
- Artist(s): Witimani Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Chewa men (Performer) | 1950/05/20 | Chewa, Chewa, Dance music, Drum, Folk music, Horn, Indigenous music, Lilongwe, Malawi, Malipenga, Muganda, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Witimani, Southern African, ILAM | Muganda dance with Malipenga singing horns and bass drums. Further details refer ILAM field card (DV5)
- Composer: Mukoko Michel (Performer) | 1952/02/04 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chisanzhi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kabinda, Kalebwe, Likembe, Luba, Mbira, Mukoko Michel, ILAM | Burial song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F1U-5.
- Composer: Mukoko michel (Performer) | 1952/02/04 | Burial song, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Funeral Song, Indigenous music, Kabinda, Kalebwe, Likembe, Luba, Malemba, Mbira, Mukoko Michel, ILAM | Malemba funeral song for after the burial with likembe mbira. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1U5)
- Composer: Kesi Kule (Performer) | 1950/08/21 | Central African, Dance music, Drum, Flute, Folk music, Indigenous music, Konjo, Kule,Kesi, Toro, Uganda, ILAM | Folk music - Malenge flute dance music with instruments and accompanied by Konjo men.Further details refer ILAM field card (D5M1)
- Composer: France Ncha (Performer and Composer) | 1900-01-00 | Folk music, France Ncha, Harp, Indigenous music, Pedi, Pedi Harp, South Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3805.
- Composer: Kapenda, J. (Performer)John Kapenda (Performer) | 1949/08/01 | Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kapenda,John, Kitwe, Luvale, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Topical dance song for Mwaso dance with Luvale men. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3T10).
- Composer: Luvale Singers (Performer)J. Kapenda (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Kapenda,John, Kitwe, Luvale, Luvale, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3529.
- Artist(s): Chokwe women | Composer: Mulazhi Ronger (Performer) | 1952/02/02 | Central African, Chokwe, Chokwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Mulazhi Ronger, Sandoa, Southern Congo, ILAM | Humorous song
- Artist(s): Chokwe women (Performer) | Composer: Mulaji Ronger (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/02/02 | Bamboo reed, Central African, Chokwe, Chokwe, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Kisazhi mbira, Mulaji Ronger, Republic of the Congo, Sandoa, Song, Southern Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1S 2
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