South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Nyamwezi people (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lake Victoria, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, Wigasha dance, ILAM | Wigasha Dance Song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP1689
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Juma Nyela (Performer) | 1950/07/22 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Juma bin Nyela, Nyamwezi, Shinyanga, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Translation: I am now thin because of hard work. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4G3)
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Juma bin Nyela (Performer) | 1950/07/22 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Juma bin Nyela, Nyamwezi, Shinyanga, Southern African, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, Wigasha, ILAM | Wigasha dance song for men and women. Translated English title - "I am now thin because of hard work." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4G3)
- Artist(s): Sukuma men and women (Performer) | Composer: Kilogeja Mwana Nkoko (Performer) | 1950/07/29 | Dance music, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kilogeja Mwana Nkoko, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, Wigasha, ILAM | Wigasha dance song for men, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4O7).
- Artist(s): Sukuma men and women (Performer) | Composer: Kilogeja Mwana Nkoko (Performer) | 1950/07/29 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kilogeja Mwana Nkoko, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Song, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, Wigasha, ILAM | Wigasha dance song, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4O7).
- Composer: Oboto Sukuma (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/08 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Medje, Medje, Nenjenje Lute, Oboto Sukuma, Topical song, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4J-2.
- Composer: Karanga Tribe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1933-00-00 | Bikita, Folk music, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A67.
- Composer: Flora Phakathi and Her Royal Rhythm Darkies (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Dance song, Flora Phakathi, Folk music, Indigenous music, Royal Rhythm Darkies, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zulu Dance song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3680.
- Composer: Wemba and Luunda boys (Performer) | 1949/07/22 | Bemba, Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kawambwa, Luunda, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Wemba, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Dance song for Somba dance by Wemba and Luunda boys at Luapula Leprosy Settlement. Translated title - "I went to take my fishing nets from the water". Further details refer ILAM field card (C3J3)
- Artist(s): Mangbele men and women (Performer) | Composer: Mongika (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/01 | Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Gombari, Indigenous music, Ituri, Mangbele, Mangbele, Metal bell, Mongika, Republic of the Congo, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4E 4
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