South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Chief Buthelezi (Leader) | Composer: Zulu men and women (Performer) | 1955/01/27 | Chief Buthelezi, Choral speech, Clapping, Folk music, Indigenous music, Isigekla, KwaZulu-Natal, Mahlabatini, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Stamping, Wedding song, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Wedding song (Isigekla - choral speech) with clapping and stamping. Translated English title - "We applaud him." Further details refer ILAM field card (H1D18)
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Sanyenke Gethula (Performer) | 1950/07/29 | East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Sanyenke Gethula, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Fighting song, unaccompanied. Translated English title - "The lion has spots." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4O3).
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Sanyenke Gethula (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Sanyenke Gethula, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1757
- Artist(s): Nandi boys (Performer) | Composer: Francis Keter (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/09 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Francis Keter, Indigenous music, Kenya, Moran dance, Nandi, Nandi, Nandi, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6F-6
- Composer: Composer not specifiedChief Mbewa's wives (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Chief Mbelwa's wives, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mzimba, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Wedding ceremonies, Zulu, ILAM | Translation: Good morning bride. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number 1594.
- 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 | Translation: Good Morning, Bride. A wedding song unaccompanied for the acceptance of the bride. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D2B6
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi women (Performer) | Composer: Mukhunganilwa (Performer) | 1950/07/18 | Drum, East African, Folk music, Gourd Rattle, Indigenous music, Mukhunganilwa, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Divination song. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4C5)
- Composer: K.Madimabe (Performer)Madimabe, K. (Performer) | 1948/03/14 | Chuana, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, K. Madimabe, Madimabe,K., Marabi song, Ngwato, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Folk music - Marabi song with guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card (Q1)
- Composer: Cape to Cairo Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Cape to Cairo Choir, Folk music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3110.
- Artist(s): Arabic school children (Performer) | Composer: Dickson Gungu (Composer)Arabic school children (Performer) | 1950/10/13 | Arab, Clapping, Dickson Gungu, East African, Folk music, Kenya, Swahili, ILAM | School marching song. Further details refer to ILAM field card D7N
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