South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Muili wa Kwinga (Performer) | 1950/09/25 | Dance music, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kamba, Kenya, Machakos, Muili wa Kwinga, Rattle, ILAM | Folk music - Kilumi dance song with drums and rattles and accompanied by Kamba women.Further details refer ILAM field card (D6V6)
- Composer: Muili wa Kwinga (Performer) | 1950/09/25 | Dance music, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kamba, Kenya, Machakos, Muili wa Kwinga, Rattle, ILAM | Folk music - Kilumi dance song with drums and rattles and accompanied by Kamba women.Further details refer ILAM field card (D6V7)
- Artist(s): Tonga girls (Performer) | Composer: Nyamangwe, L. (Performer)Lucy Nyamangwe (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nkata Bay, Nyamangwe,Lucy, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Wedding song, ILAM | Wedding song with Tonga girls and drums. Translated English title - "I sing with my husband." Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E6b).
- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Performer and Composer)Josiah Nkomo (Performer)Josiah Nkomo (Composer) | 1952/02/21 | Bulawayo, Folk music, Guitar, Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, topical, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F2B 11Translated English title - "My girl you will go on crying until your tears are all spent." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F2B 11
- Composer: The White Mountains Choir (Performer) Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Folk music, Guitar, Johannesburg, South Africa, Southern African, Vocal Mbube, White Mountains Choir, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TP3805-2000.
- Composer: The White Mountains Choir (Performer) Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Folk music, Guitar, Johannesburg, South Africa, Southern African, Vocal Mbube, White Mountains Choir, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TP3806-2000.
- Composer: Marivate's Quartette (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marivate's Quartette, Shangaan, Southern African, Tshonga, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3020.
- Composer: Ekuthuleni School Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1959-00-00 | Ekuthuleni School Choir, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zulu Traditional Rhymes, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0096.
- Artist(s): Z. A. Chihota | Composer: R.L.D. Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chihota,Z.A., Chizezuru, Folk music, Indigenous music, R.L.D. Choir, Shona, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3168.
- Artist(s): Mambaulela Makhubela (Leader)Shangaan Drum Dancers (Performer) | Composer: Mambaulela MakhubelaShangaan Drum Dancers | 1966-00-00 | Call and response, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mambaulela Makhubela, Shangaan, Shangaan, Shouts, South Africa, Southern African, Tin whistle, Traditional music, ILAM | Dance song
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