South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Francisco Macuvela (Performer and Composer) | 1960-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Francisco Macuvela, Guitar, Indigenous music, Portuguese Shangaan, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3709.
- Composer: Zeruboberi Oboti with Dhola men | 1950-00-00 | Dhola, Dhola, Dongo (Mbira), East African, Folk music, Lukiko, Mbale district, Tororo, Uganda, Zeruboberi Obothi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2193., Dance song with seven Dondo Likembe and clapping. Zeruboberi, Obothi with Dhola men. At Lukiko, Tororo, Mbale district, Uganda. The smaller Likende is called Manyiri. The bass Dongo is called Yachi. This set of Dongo Likembe is a copy of similar sets used further west by the Soga. These in turn they say are copied from others in the West Nile province. The music is popular amongst young people., Many people they say, have gone to stay in Buganda, because of Matoke (bananas) from which banana beer is made. 'Bananas have attracted our people.'
- Composer: Snowy Radebe and co. (Performer)Composer not specified | 1946-00-00 | Chuana, Folk music, Indigenous music, Snowy Radebe, Snowy Radebe and Company, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TP4085
- Composer: Nyembane dancers (Performer) | 1955/03/06 | Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Nyembane, Nyembane, Portuguese East Africa, South Africa, Southern African, Tonga, Transvaal, Zore, ILAM | Zore dance song accompanied by various types of drums. Refer ILAM field card H1H11
- Composer: Manyika Highlanders (Performer)Composer not specified | 1945-00-00 | Clapping, Folk music, Indigenous music, Manyika, Manyika Highlanders, Rattle, Shona, Song for Chief's installation, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Ululating, Vocal, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (Commercial Recordings) number: CR0124
- Artist(s): Wanga men (Performer) | Composer: Charles Wanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/11 | East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Nyanza, Tsindeche leg bells, Wanga, Wanga, Wanga,Charles, ILAM | Song after fighting. Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6H-12
- Artist(s): Chewa girls (Performer) | Composer: Chewa girls (Performer) | 1950/05/22 | Central African, Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, ILAM | Singing game song. Further details refer to ILAM field card DX12
- Composer: Mayogo men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/05 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Dance with horns, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mayogo, Mayogo Mabozo, Rattle, Wooden horns, Yogo, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4H-8.
- Composer: Francois Kokomendre (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/31 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Congo, Folk music, Francois Kokomendre, Indigenous music, Mombutu, Northern Congo, Nostalgic song, Republic of the Congo, Seki zithe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4D 1
- Composer: Kaluta Amri Bin Abedi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kaluta Amri bin Abedi, Mashairi, Nguja, Poetry, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Mashairi Song Poem. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP1694
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