South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Ssaga Chief Kago (Performer) | 1952/06/20 | East-Central African, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kampala, Madinda, Ssaga Chief Kago, Uganda, Xylophone, ILAM | Instrumental music. Further details refer ILAM field card (F3N11)
- Composer: The seven wives of the Chief (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mzimba, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Seven Wives of the Chief, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Wedding song, Zulu, ILAM | A wedding song unaccompanied. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D2B7.
- Artist(s): Bemba boys (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedEdward Bwalya (Performer) | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance music. Translated English title - "When you dance with a friend's girl you are afraid." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP068
- Artist(s): Edward Bwalya (Leader)Bemba young men (Performer) | Composer: Edward BwalyaBemba young men | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Boys and girls, Bwalya,Edward, Central African, Cylindrical Drum, dance, Double headed and laced, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Traditional music, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance song for young men and women
- Artist(s): Nyanja men (Performer) | Composer: Makunganya (Performer) | 1949/09/17 | Blantyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Makunganya, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Story Song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied story song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O8)
- Composer: Daniel, K (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | Bulawayo, Daniel,K., Folk music, Guitar, Humorous, Indigenous music, Nyanja, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "There is no one like me". Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2C15.
- Composer: Mwanyingile Mwakapalila (Performer)Mwambubile Kapuguso (Performer) | 1950/06/09 | bell, Dance music, Dance tune, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Leg bell, Mwambubile Kapuguso, Mwanyingile Mwakapalila, Nganya, Ngisi, Nyakyusa, Pango, Raft zither, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, Zither, ILAM | Nganya dance tune for men and women with seven-string Pango raft zither and Ngisi leg bells. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2R6)
- Composer: Tumbuka men (Performer)A. Nyoni (Leader)Composer not specified | 1950/05/23 | Clapping, Drinking song, East African, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Nyasaland, Nyoni,Alfuledi, Tumbuka, Tumbuka men, ILAM | Translated English title: "If there is no beer left for the strangers, give them the malt.". Further details refer ILAM field card no. DY-8.
- Composer: Yao and Ngoni girls (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, Yao, ILAM | Pounding song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5M2a)
- Composer: J. J. Masoleng (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, J.J. Masoleng, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3040.
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