South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Zaramo men (Performer) | Composer: Mashaka Kawambwa (Performer)Kitamba Kalakala (Performer) | 1950/06/25 | Dance song, Daressalaam, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kawambwa,Mashaka, Kilaka,Kitamba, Madogoli, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zaramo, Zaramo, ILAM | Madogoli dance song for women and men, performed on goblet drum, cylindrical drum, and tin rattles. Refer ILAM field card D3F3
- Artist(s): Gogo men (Performer) | Composer: Chimya Mahalele (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | bell, Chimya Mahalele, Dodoma, East African, Folk music, Gogo, Gogo, Indigenous music, Ndwala bell, Nindo praise song, Praise song, Stamping, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1550
- Composer: Lengare Sakarani (Performer) | 1950/10/04 | bell, Chaga, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kiliminjaro, Leg bell, Marangu, Praise song, Sakarani,Lengare, Shicheyere, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Folk music - Praise song with Shicheyere leg bells and accompnied by Chaga men.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7E2)
- Artist(s): Chaga men (Performer) | Composer: Lengare Sakarani (Composer)Chaga men (Performer) | 1950/10/04 | Chaga, Chaga, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Sakarani,Lengare, Shicheyere leg bells, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Praise and welcome song for the Mangi (Chief). Further details refer to ILAM field card D7E
- Artist(s): M Banda (Leader)Portuguese East Africa Chopi Band (Performer) | Composer: M BandaPortuguese East Africa Chopi Band | 1966-00-00 | Banda,M., Call and response, Chopi, Chopi, Cyclical, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marimba, Martial, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Portuguese East Africa Chopi Band, Repetition, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | The introduction is a verbal and military like call and response rathern than singing. This section is followed by the marimbas
- Composer: Dowai Zirari Shawa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/09/23 | Budya, Dance music, Dowai Zirari Shawa, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Korekore, Kwaya, rhythm, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Drum rythm for Kwaya dance. Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5U-1
- Composer: Dowai Zirari Shawa (Performer) | 1949/09/23 | Budya, Dance song, Dowai Zirari Shawa, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Korekore, Mtoko, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Drumming for Kwaya dance. Futher details refer ILAM field card no. C5U1.
- Composer: R. Nangwale (Performer)J. Chikomba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | banjo, Chikomba,Jere, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, Nangwale,Robison, Nyanja, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3603.
- Artist(s): Lulua women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedPutu Anatasia (Performer) | 1949/08/09 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Mourning song, Putu Anatasia, Republic of the Congo, Unaccompanied, Wake song, Zaire, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4B-5
- Artist(s): Z. A. Chihota | Composer: R.L.D. Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chihota,Z.A., Chizezuru, Folk music, Indigenous music, R.L.D. Choir, Shona, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3168.
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