South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Batwa singers of Chief Kamuzini (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/20 | Batwa, Central African, Chief Kamuzini, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Ruanda, Rugerero, Rwanda, Urundi, Wedding song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3Y 3
- Artist(s): Nyanja girls | Composer: Aginesi Mkwanda (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Folk music, Malawi, Mkwanda,Aginesi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zomba, ILAM | Singing game song
- Artist(s): Haya men (Performer) | Composer: Atanasi Gamanya (Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Bukoba, Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Gamanya,Atanasi, Haya, Haya, Indigenous music, Ngoma yawakazi, Nyoro, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Ngoma dance dance song with drum. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4H17
- Composer: Moshi Ufunguo (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/17 | Basket rattle, East African, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, malimba, Marimba, Moshi Ufunguo, Nguja, Rattle, Song, Swahili, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Xylophone, ILAM | Humorous song sung by the composer and his party. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D4B5.
- Artist(s): Luchazi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedLibingi Kayelu (Performer) | 1949/08/09 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kayelu,Libingi, Luchazi, Luchazi, Northern Rhodesia, Sepa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Sepa dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4B-5
- Artist(s): Nyakyusa men and women(Performer) | Composer: Mwakapanda Kasebele(Performer) | 1950/06/09 | Dance music, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Gourd, Indigenous music, Mponda, Mwakapanda Kasebele, Nyakyusa, Nyakyusa, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, ILAM | Mponda dance song for men and women with gourd rattles. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2R5)
- Composer: Batwa women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/15 | Batwa, Central African, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Praise song, Ruanda, Rwanda, Shangugu, Urundi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3V 2
- Composer: Atamasi Camanya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Cylindrical Drum, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Gamanya,Atanasi, Haya, Indigenous music, Ngoma yawa kazi dance, Nyoro, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Ngoma yawa kazi Dance Song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP1705
- Composer: Shangaan men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/05/26 | Bila, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Running Song, Shangaan, Southern African, Tonga, Unaccompanied, Walking Song, Xinovane, ILAM | Translated English title - "A thought." Further details refer ILAM field card number: CE-3
- Artist(s): Zaramo men (Performer) | Composer: Mashaka Kawambwa (Performer)Kitamba Kilaka (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kawambwa,Mashaka, Kilaka,Kitamba, Madogoli dance, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zaramo, Zaramo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1566
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