South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Chokwe women (Performer) | Composer: Mulazhi Ronger (Performer) | 1952/02/01 | Bamboo, Belgian Congo, board, Central African, Chokwe, Chokwe, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Folk music, Jadotville, Mbira, Mulazhi Ronger, ILAM | Chianda dance song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F1R.
- Artist(s): Chokwe Women (Performer) | Composer: Mulazhi Ronger (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/02/01 | Central African, Chianda dance, Chokwe, Chokwe, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Mulazhi Ronger, Republic of the Congo, Sandoa, Song, Southern Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1R 2
- Composer: Ikwenda, S. (Performer)Saineti Ikwenda (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Chewa, Folk music, Ikwenda,Saineti, Indigenous music, Malawi, Morality song, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Salima, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Morality song, unaccompanied . Translated English title - "The stubborn wife." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5B5)
- Artist(s): Nandi boys (Performer) | Composer: Paul Serebu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/09 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Moran dance, Nandi, Nandi, Nandi, Serebu,Paul, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6F-14
- Composer: Omari Saidi (Performer) | 1950/07/04 | Dance music, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marimba, Nguja, Omari Saidi, Raha Leo, Rattle, Stick, Swahili, Xylophone, Zanzibar, ILAM | Folk music - Dance song with Swahili men, Marimba, box rattle and friction sticksFurther details refer ILAM field card (D3O10)
- Artist(s): Swahili men (Performer) | Composer: Omari Saidi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/04 | Box Rattle, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Friction stick, Indigenous music, Marimba, Mkwaju dance, Nguja, Omari Saidi, Swahili, Swahili, Xylophone, Zanziba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1644
- Artist(s): Swahili men (Performer) | Composer: Omari Saidi (Performer) | 1950/07/04 | Box Rattle, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Friction stick, Indigenous music, Marimba, Mkwaju, Nguja, Omari Saidi, Rattle, Stick, Swahili, Swahili, Xylophone, Zanziba, ILAM | Mkwaju dance song for men with Marimba xylophone, box rattle and friction sticks. Further details refer ILAM field card (D3O10)
- Artist(s): Shangaan women (Performer) | Composer: Shangaan women | 1955/10/10 | Ebony wood, Folk music, Indigenous music, mortar, Mozambique, pestle, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, Southern African, Tonga, Traditional music, ILAM | Song accompanied by pounding sounds from a mortar and pestle made of ebony wood. Further details refer ILAM field card number H1Q3-4
- Artist(s): Shangaan women (Performer) | Composer: Shangaan women | 1955/10/10 | Ebony wood, Folk music, Indigenous music, mortar, Mozambique, pestle, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, Southern African, Tonga, Traditional music, ILAM | Song accompanied by pounding sounds from a mortar and pestle made of ebony wood. Further details refer ILAM field card number H1Q3-4
- Artist(s): Shangaan women (Performer) | Composer: Shangaan women | 1955/10/10 | Ebony wood, Folk music, Indigenous music, mortar, Mozambique, pestle, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, Southern African, Tonga, Traditional music, ILAM | Song accompanied by pounding sounds from a mortar and pestle made of ebony wood. Further details refer ILAM field card number H1Q3-4
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