South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Arusha men | Composer: Binana Naibara (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Arusha, Arusha, Arusha District, East African, Folk music, Masai, Naibara,Binana, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | An Osingolis Longoroyo love song. "When I come back from fighting, then I will marry you, my love. I refuse to look at any other woman because of you. So wait for me my love.", Items of this nature are more recitations of verse rather than true songs. The simple response in this case is "A-a, hoiyo ya hoiyo yaho"
- Composer: Composer not specifiedShonongo, J. (Performer) | 1949-00-00 | Bisa, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kankobele, Mbira, Nyasaland, Shonongo,J., Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Further detail refer ILAM shellac record number: TP0664-XYZT4036
- Artist(s): Karani Mwaitebele (Leader)Nyakyusa men (Performer) | Composer: Karani Mwaitebele (Performer) | 1950/06/09 | Drinking song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Indigenous song, Karani Mwaitebele, Nyakusa, Nyakyusa, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D2R14.
- Artist(s): Nyakusa men (Performer) | Composer: Karani Mwaitebele (Performer) | 1950/06/09 | Drinking song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Karani Mwaitebele, Nyakusa, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, Tukuyu, ILAM | Drinking song with Nyakusa men. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2R14)
- Composer: Ila Singers (Performer)T. Naksakwe (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Ching'ande dance song, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Ila, Ila Singers, Indigenous music, Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, T. Naksakwe, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3528.
- Composer: Stirtonville Sweet Melodians Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, South Africa, Southern African, Stirtonville Sweet Melodians Choir, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2993.
- Composer: Nontombi Dlamini and Her Party (Performer)Composer not specified | 1920-00-00 | Dlamini,Nontombi, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS1198.
- Artist(s): Nekemiya Nanywamu (Performer)Kasani Byansi (Performer) | Composer: Nekemiya NanywamuKasani Byansi | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Chordophone, East African, eight string lyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kasani Byansi, mourning, Ndingidi, Ndingidi one string lute, Nekemiya Nanywamu, Ntongoli, Soga, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Mourning song accompanied by the Ntongoli eight string lyre and Ndingidi one string lute. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y16
- Artist(s): Ganda men and women (Performer) | Composer: Evanili Kanengere (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Central African, East African, Enanga wedding song, Evanise Kanengere, Folk music, Ganda, Ganda, Indigenous music, Nyoro, Uganda, Unaccompanied, Wedding song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1898
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Mazigwa Kaswende (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mazigwa Kaswende, Nyamwezi, Shinyanga, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translated English title - "The world is at peace once more, let us dance." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1758
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