South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Kunda Dancers (Performer)M. Mwanza (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kacokoca Dance song, Kunda, Kunda, Mufulira, Mufulira Mine, Mwanza,Muzinyonge, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3530.
- Artist(s): Luunda men (Performer) | Composer: Zenzi, G. (Performer)Gibsoni Zenzi (Performer) | 1952/01/10 | Bottle, Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luunda, Luunda, Mwinilunga, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, Zenzi,Gibsoni, ILAM | Sikinta dance song with struck bottles. Translated English title - "The child lost in the forest." Further details refer ILAM field card (F1B1)
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Mwikuru kija (Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mwikuru Kija, Nyamwezi, Shinyanga, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translation: aba Mabale you have been deceived. Wigasha dance song for men and women. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D4H4
- Artist(s): Luhanga Magezi (Leader)Haya children (Performer) | Composer: Luhanga MageziHaya children | 1950/08/06 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Haya, Indigenous music, love, Luhanga Magezi, Ndingidi, Nkole, Nyoro, one string lute, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Traditional music, ILAM | Love song accompanied by clapping and the Ndingidi lute. Same as CR0161-XYZ5267. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4X7
- Artist(s): Luhanga Magezi (Leader)Haya children (Performer) | Composer: Luhanga MageziHaya children | 1950/08/06 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Haya, Haya, Indigenous music, love, Luhanga Magezi, Ndingidi, Nyoro, one string lute, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Traditional music, ILAM | Love song accompanied by clapping and the Ndingidi lute. Same as CR0146-XYZ5267. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4X7
- Artist(s): Lomwe men (Performer) | Composer: Ngoleka, G.P. (Performer) | 1949/09/17 | Blantyre, Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lomwe, Malawi, Ngoleka,G.P., Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied drinking song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O9)
- Composer: Nyamwezi Musicians (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Hashiena Biri Dance, Indigenous music, Lake Victoria, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Hashiena Biri Dance Song for men and women with drums. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP1687
- Artist(s): Zilose Mwale (Leader) | Composer: Nsengu women (Performer) | 1949/08/29 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Mwale,Zilosi, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsengu, Pounding song, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Pounding song for women. Further details refer ILAM field card (C4V14)
- Composer: Idi Selemani (Performer) | 1950/06/28 | Daressalaam, Drum, East African, Folk music, Humorous, Idi Selemani, Indigenous music, Nyamwezi, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Folk music - Humorous song with drum and Nyamwezi men and women.Further details refer ILAM field card (D3I11)
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Idi Selemani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/06/28 | Drum, East African, Folk music, goblet Drum, Humorous, Idi Selemani, Indigenous music, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D3I-11
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