South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: T. Makala (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | concertina, Folk music, Makala,T., Sotho, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3369.
- Artist(s): Joel M. Jere (Leader) | Composer: Ngoni men (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Children's song, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Jere,Joel M., Malawi, Ngoni, Nkata Bay, Nyasaland, Singing game, Southern African, Stick, Tumbuka, ILAM | Two singing games for children with sticks beaten on the ground. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E5)
- Composer: Bemba men (Performer) | 1949/08/02 | Bemba, Bemba, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nkana, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - clan fighting song by Bemba men. Translated english title - "Nkalamo has lost an eye". Further details refer ILAM field card C3U6.
- Artist(s): Webi Mumba (Leader) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMufilira Government School Choir (Performer) | 1949/07/28 | Bemba, Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malaila, Mufilira Government School Choir, Mumba,Webi, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Malaila dance song. Translated English title - "The lion has lost an eye." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0650
- Artist(s): Webi Mumba (Leader) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMufilira Government School Choir (Performer) | 1949/07/28 | Bemba, Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malaila, Mufilira Government School Choir, Mumba,Webi, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Malaila dance song. Translated English title - "The lion has lost an eye." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0651
- Composer: Peggy Tracey (Narrator)Gcaleka Folk (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Folk music, Gcaleka, Indigenous music, Musical bow, South Africa, Southern African, Tracey, Peggy, Transkei, Uhadi, Xhosa, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM reel number: BC79.
- Artist(s): Gogo men and women (Performer) | Composer: Nyakwela (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/01/01 | bell, Dance song, Dodoma, Drum, East African, Folk music, Gogo, Gogo, Indigenous music, Isumbi dance, Malimba trough zither, Ndwala bell, Nyakwela, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Translated English title - "The Nkanga are comming." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1546
- Artist(s): Gogo men and women (Performer) | Composer: Nyakwela (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | bell, Dance song, Dodoma, Drum, East African, Folk music, Gogo, Gogo, Indigenous music, Isumbi dance, Malimba trough zither, Ndwala bell, Nyakwela, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Translated English title - "The Nkanga are comming." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1548
- 1950-00-00 | Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Gogo, Indigenous music, Isumba dance, malimba, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2687
- Composer: Sotho Men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3646.
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