South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Augusto Nyamise (Leader) | Composer: Ndau soldiers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/05/23 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marching song, Mozambique, Ndau, Ndau, Nyamise,Augusto, Portuguese East Africa, Shanga, Soldier's song, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translated English title - "Sister, wei !" Further details refer ILAM field card number: CB-3
- Composer: Peter Candlestick Kgori's Male Quartet (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Peter Candlestick Kgori's Male Quartet, Serolong, South Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2975.
- Composer: Asumani Bini Sumaili (Performer) | 1950/06/14 | Asumani Bini Sumaili, Folk music, Mtengula, Nguja, Southern African, Swahili, Topical song, Zither, ILAM | Folk music - Topical song with Pango board zither.Further details refer ILAM field card (D2U18)
- Composer: Simoni Zambezi Chirumba (Performer) | 1949/09/21 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Msidzimu, Nsansi, Portuguese East Africa, Sena, Simoni Zambezi Chirumba, Song for the Spirits, Tete, Tonga, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. C5S8.
- 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): Ngoni men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMataka Mwanza (Performer) | 1949/08/10 | Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mwanza,Mataka, Ngoni, Ngoni, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, Zulu, ILAM | Translated English title - "Something sweet." Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4C-2
- Composer: Ngoni Singers (Performer)M. Mwanza(Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luanshya, Mwanza,M., Ngoni, Ngoni Singers, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3482.
- Composer: Sukwa Singers (Performer)A. Musukwa (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Clapping, Folk music, Indigenous music, Musukwa,A., Nkana, Nkonde, Northern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, Nyakyusa, Southern African, Sukwa Singers, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3524.
- Artist(s): Hangaza women (Performer) | Composer: Serina Mako (Performer) | 1950/08/01 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Hangaza, Hangaza, Indigenous music, Mako,Serina, Ngala, Rundi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4R11).
- Artist(s): Sons of Barotseland Patriotic Society Choir | Composer: Donald M. Tobolo (Performer) | 1952/01/12 | Barotseland, Donald M. Tobolo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lozi, Northern Rhodesia, Sons of Barotseland Patriotic Society Choir, Southern African, Strory song, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1D4.
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