South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Salisbury Male Voice Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Salisbury Male Voice Choir, Shona, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3063.
- Composer: Salisbury Male Voice Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Salisbury Male Voice Choir, Shona, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3059.
- Composer: Bemba Singers (Performer)L. Katilungu (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Bemba, Bemba, Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mupukumo Drinking song, Nkana, Northern Rhodesia, Ntabomba,Joseph, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3518.
- Composer: Katilungu, L. (Performer)Lawrence Katilungu (Performer) | 1949/08/05 | Bemba, Dance song, Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Katilungu,Lawrence, Muwaya, Northern Rhodesia, Rattle, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Drinking song for Mupukumo dance with Bembe men and women and with Muwayo (rattle). Translated English title - "The father of Bwalya. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3X2).
- 1900-01-00 | Flute, Folk music, Indigenous music, Pipe, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: Tp2706
- 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 - "Look at the child". Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2C14.
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "Throw away your charms." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A7).
- Composer: Moyo, S. (Performer)Sara Moyo (Performer) | 1949/10/14 | Bikita, Duma, Folk music, Huzi Bikita, Indigenous music, Karanga, Moyo,Sara, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Story song, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (C6P7)
- Artist(s): Luba men | Composer: Kankolongo Alidor (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/02/10 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chisanzhi mbira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kankolongo,Alidor, Luba, Luba, Southern Congo, topical, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1Y 7
- Artist(s): Chaga men (Performer) | Composer: Shaba Kasiani (Composer)Chaga men (Performer) | 1950/10/04 | Chaga, Chaga, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Shaba Kasiani, Shicheyere leg bells, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer to ILAM field card D7E
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