South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: William Semogole (Performer - Lyre)Lafairi Morindwa (Performer - Lute)Yuan Wiswa (Performer - Lute)Cristof Sebabi (Performer - Drum)Composer not specified | 1952/06/18 | Bubasa, Busito, Cristof Sebabi, Drum, East African, Endongo lyre, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Lafairi Morindwa, Ndingidi Lute, Uganda, William Semogole, Yuan Wiswa, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3L 2
- Composer: William Semogole (Performer- lyre); Lafairi Morindwa (Performer- lute); Yuan Wiswa (Performer- lute); Cristof Sebabi (Performer- drum) | 1952/06/18 | Cristof Sebabi, East African, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Lafairi Morindwa, Topical song, Uganda, William Semogole, Yuan Wiswa, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer to ILAM card no. F3L2
- Artist(s): Lomwe men (Performer) | Composer: Marembesa, D. (Performer)Dickson Marembesa (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | Blantyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lomwe, Lomwe, Makua, Malawi, Marembesa,Dickson, Nyasaland, Southern African, Story Song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Story song, unaccompanied with Lomwe men. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5N20)
- Composer: George Sibanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Folk music, Guitar, Ndebele, Sibanda, George, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3599.
- Artist(s): Bemba men (Performer) | Composer: Philemon Kalela (Performer) | 1952/01/19 | Bemba, Bemba, Folk music, Fort Rosebery, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Philemon Kalela, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Unaccompanied topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1K1
- Artist(s): Nkole men (Performer) | Composer: Razaro Kyamanwanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/08/17 | Ankole, Central African, Dance song, Drum, East African, Enjebajere Rattle, Entogoro dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nkole, Nkole, Nyoro, Razaro Kyamanwanga, Uganda, ILAM | Translated English title - "A girl as beautiful as a Congo girl." Further details refer ILAM field card number: D5I-9
- Composer: Razaro Kyamanwanga (Performer) | 1950/08/17 | Ankole, Central African, Dance music, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nkole, Nyoro, Rattle, Razaro Kyamanwanga, Uganda, ILAM | Entogoro dance song with drums and rattles and accompanied by Nkole men.Further details refer ILAM field card (D5I9)
- Artist(s): Wagenya Lishemeu (Performer) | Composer: Saidi Kikongo (Leader)Wagenya Lishemeu (Performer) | 1952/08/16 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Conical Drum, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Folk music, Genya, Saidi Kikongo, slit Drum, Wagenya Lishemeu, ILAM | Paddling song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4L
- Composer: Chikunda women (Performer) | 1949/09/20 | Chikunda, Chikunda, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Sena, Southern African, Story Song, Tete, Unaccompanied music, ILAM | Story song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5R15a)
- Composer: Ssaza Chief Kago (Performer)Danieri Seruwaniko (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/20 | Danieri Seruwaniko, East African, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Kampala, Kasangati, Madinda xylophone, Ssaza Chief Kago, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3N 11
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