South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Maphela's Witch Doctors | Composer: Maphela (Performer and Composer) | 1950-00-00 | Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Maphela, Maphela's Witch Doctors, South Africa, Southern African, Xhosa, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3791.
- Composer: Phiri, D. (Performer)Dinala Phiri (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Bangwe, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Phiri,Dinala, Southern African, Yao, Zither, Zomba, ILAM | Self entertainment song with Bangwe zither. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5J11)
- Composer: Dube (Performer)Mavimbela (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Dube, Folk music, Guitar, Mavimbela, Ndebele, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2956.
- Artist(s): Shirazi men (Performer) | Composer: Subeti Sunda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marimba, Nguja, Pondo dance, Shirazi, Subeti Sunda, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1650
- Artist(s): Shirazi men (Performer) | Composer: Subeti Sunda (Performer) | 1950/07/03 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kayamba, Marimba, Nguja, Ponda, Rattle, Shirazi, Shirazi, Subeti Sunda, Swahili, Xylophone, Zanzibar, ILAM | Ponda dance song for boys and girls with Marimba xylophone and Kayamba flat tin rattle. Further details refer ILAM field card (D3N3)
- Composer: Paseli Brothers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | banjo, East African, Folk music, Guitar, Paseli Brothers, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3606.
- Artist(s): Jita men | Composer: James Matego (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Clapping, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Jita, Jita, Kwaya, Lake Victoria, Marunba Dance Song, Matigo,James, Mbira, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Marunda Dance Song for men and women. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP1710
- Artist(s): Jita men (Performer) | Composer: Matigo, J. (Performer)James Matigo (Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Clapping, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Jita, Jita, Kwaya, Marimba, Matigo,James, Musoma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Xylophone, ILAM | Dance song for men and women with Jita men and 12 note Marimba. Translated Enlish title - "The women are liars." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4H14)
- Artist(s): Jita men (Performer) | Composer: James Matigo (Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Jita, Jita, Kwaya, Matigo,James, Mbira, Musoma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Dance song for men and women with Mbira and clapping. Translated English title - "The women are liars." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4H14).
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Luchenje Nyanda (Performer) | 1950/07/29 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luchenje Nyanda, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, Wigasha, ILAM | Wigasha dance song for men, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4O5).
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