South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Lozi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedElizabeth Kabuku (Performer) | 1949/08/05 | Dance song, Elizabeth Kabuku, Folk music, Indigenous music, Liala, Lozi, Lozi, Marimba, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Liala dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3X-10
- Composer: Luba singers (Performer)E. Makenge (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Bottle, Dance song, E. Makenge, Folk music, Guitar, Luba, Luba, Mindolo, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Town dance, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3477.
- Artist(s): Ruli men (Performer) | Composer: Misaki Muswankuli (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/08/27 | Bunyoro, Central African, Dance tune, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Misaki Muswankuli, Ntara dance, Ntara xylophone, Nyoro, Ruli, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D5S 7
- Artist(s): Ruli men (Performer) | Composer: Misaki Muswankuli (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/08/27 | Bunyoro, Central African, Dance tune, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Misaki Muswankuli, Ntara dance, Ntara xylophone, Nyoro, Ruli, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D5S 7
- Artist(s): Lozi boys and men (Performer) | Composer: Musilizo Ikafa (Performer) | 1949/08/24 | Barotseland, Folk music, Indigenous music, Initiation song, Lozi, Lozi, Musilizo Ikafa, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Initiation song for girls, unaccompanied. Translated english title - "Goodbye, goodbye." Further details refer to ILAM field card number C4Q11
- Composer: Girls of Village of Mandoma (Performer) | 1958-00-00 | Bemba, Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Madagascar, Mandoma village, Mandona, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A71.
- Composer: Meriki Fumbe (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | Bangwe, Board zither, East African, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Meriki Fumbe, Mozambique, Potuguese East Africa, Resonator, Sena, Sena, Song, Southern African, Zither, ILAM | Humorous song with Bangwe board zither (10 string) with petrol tin for resonator. Further details refer ILAM field card (E2C13)
- Artist(s): Nkoya men and women (Performer) | Composer: Filimoni Mandala (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/15 | Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mampengele, Mandala,Filimoni, Nkoya, Nkoya, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Mampengele dance music. Translated English title - "How do you do, soldier." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C4H-4
- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys (Performer) | Composer: Kang' ethe Nduati (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kang' ethe Nduati, Kenya, Kigamba leg rattle, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Leg rattle, Nairobi, ILAM | Muthuu dance song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D6T1.
- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys | Composer: Kang'ethe Nduati (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kang' ethe Nduati, Kiigamba Rattle, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Muthuu Dance song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3613.
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