South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: The Guitar Twins (Performer)Phineas Maphumulo (Composer) | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Guitar, Guitar Twins, Indigenous music, Phineas Maphumulo, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3361.
- Composer: The Guitar Twins (Performer)Phineas Maphumulo (Composer) | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Guitar, Guitar Twins, Indigenous music, Phineas Maphumulo, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3448.
- Artist(s): Baghaphile Makhoba (Performer) | Composer: Baghaphile Makhoba | 1955/01/27 | Braced bow, Chordophone, Folk music, Indigenous music, Makhoba,Bagaphile, Makhweyana bow, self-delectative, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Self-delectative song accompanied by the braced, Makhweyana bow. The translated title is "I wander over hills". Further details refer ILAM field card number H1D14
- Artist(s): Zande men | Composer: Mula Pala Kpeli (Performer)Chief Gatanga Mongonika (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/09/02 | Central African, Chief Gatanga Mongonika, Clapping, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indingenous music, Mula Pala Kpeli, Nguru, Northern Congo, Topical song, Vertical angular harp, Zande, Zande, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F4W-1.
- Composer: The Dundee Wandering Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dundee Wandering Singers, Folk music, Indigenous music, Johannesburg, Mbube, South Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied Male voice Choir, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TP3800-2020.
- Artist(s): Songe men and women | Composer: Idi Hasani Kasongo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Idi Hasani Kasongo, Indigenous music, Luba, Marimba, Songe, Songe, Xylophone, ILAM | Alabukongo Dance song for men and women. Further details refer ILAM shellac record TP1714
- Composer: Chopi people (Performer)Chitokwane Mngwambi (Composer) | 1949/06/04 | Chitokwane Mngwambi, Chopi, Chopi, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marimba, Mozambique, Orchestra, orchestral dance, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, ILAM | Orchestral dance song with Timbila xylophones. Further details refer ILAM c number: CN-1
- Composer: Chopi Ngodo Dancers (Performer)T. Maposi (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chopi, Chopi Ngodo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Maposi,Teni, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3467.
- Artist(s): Mawale Mandirefu (Performer) | Composer: Fakudu Maringulu (Performer) | 1955/01/09 | Chopi, Dance music, Fakudu Maringulu, Folk music, Indigenous music, Leg rattle, Mawale Mandirefu, Mozambique, Ndonge, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, ILAM | Ngadanga dance music. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1B5)
- Composer: Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Folk music, Solomon Linda, Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3139.
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