South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Chandarwa Waya and Giryama men | 1950/10/13 | Chandarwa Waya, East African, Folk music, Giryama, Giryama, Gourd horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba raft rattle, Kenya, Nika, ILAM | A Msego mourning dance song with Kayamba raft rattles, a gourd horn and whistling. "Keep yourself ready". This Msego dance started with the sound of the horn, followed by the leader of the group who sings the first verse. This is repeated by the dancers whistling the melody twice over after which the dance proper begins with rattles. Details from ILAM field card D7N - 7 & 8
- Composer: Kamanga, B. (Performer)Beti Kamanga (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Bangwe, Chinteche, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Topical song, Zither, ILAM | Topical song with Bangwe zither. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E30)
- Artist(s): Zinza men and women (Performer) | Composer: Zebikile Kahasa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Biharamulo, Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marunda dance, Nyoro, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zebikile Kahasa, Zinza, Zinza, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1774
- Artist(s): Zinza men and women (Performer) | Composer: Zebikile Kabaza (Performer) | 1950/08/01 | Biharamulo, Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marunda, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zebikile Kabaza, Zinza, Zinza, ILAM | Marunda dance song with one conical drum. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4R2).
- Composer: Fulediliki Lweko (Performer) | 1949/08/24 | bow, Folk music, Fulediliki Lweko, Indigenous music, kalumba, Kaonde, Luba, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, Nostalgic song, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Nostalgic song with Kalumba bow. Translated English title - "I long for my own folk." Further details refer ILAM field card number C4Q13
- Composer: Ganizani Nyirenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/22 | Chewa, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Malawi, Mbira, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Nyirenda,Ganizani, Self-delectative song, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1459
- Composer: Nyasaland Yao Tribe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nyasaland Yao Tribe, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3668.
- Composer: Nyasaland Yao Tribe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nyasaland Yao Tribe, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3668.
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "I am thin now." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A8).
- Artist(s): Benson Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Chewa men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/19 | Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lilongwe, Malawi, Muganda dance, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Benson, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: DU 6
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