South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Mwale, L. (Performer)Lefati Mwale (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Bangwe, Board zither, Chewa, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mwale,Lefati, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Salima, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Zither, ILAM | Self delectative song with Bangwe (board zither). Translated English title - "Pay me, you white man of the Boma." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5B6).
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Luchenje Nyanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/29 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luchenje Nyanda, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, Wigasha dance, ILAM | Translated English title - "How do you do chief - we greet you by playing bells." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1760
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Luchenje Nyanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/29 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luchenje Nyanda, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, Wigasha dance, ILAM | Translated English title - "How do you do chief - we greet you by playing bells." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1761
- Composer: Children of the Mindola African School (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/13 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Kawambwa, Luunda, Mindola African School, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1E 7
- Composer: Rhokana Chokwe Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1965-00-00 | Central African, Chokwe, Folk music, Indigenous music, Rhokana Chokwe Choir, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3770.
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi women (Performer) | Composer: Asha (Performer) | 1950/07/18 | Asha, Divination song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Migao, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Rattle, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Migao divination song with three conical drums and four gourd rattles. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4C7)
- Artist(s): Haya people (Performer) | Composer: Felisiano Kamugula (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Drum, East African, Felisiano Kamugula, Folk music, Haya, Haya, Indigenous music, Love song, Nyoro, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record no. TP1837.
- Composer: Melany Mewarali (Performer)Mewarali, M. (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Melany Mewarali, Meru, Mewarali,M., Spell-breaking song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Folk music - Spell breaking song with Meru menand women.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7C16)
- Artist(s): Meru men and women (Performer) | Composer: Meru women and men (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Meru, Meru, Spell, Spell-breaking song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Simple melody which is sung. Further details refer to ILAM field card D7
- Artist(s): Wanga men (Performer) | Composer: Charles Wanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/11 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Lament, Luyia, Nyanza, Tsindeche leg bells, Wanga, Wanga, Wanga,Charles, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6H-11
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