South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Boys at Mapanza (Performer) | 1948/05/07 | Bemba, Dance music, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mapanza, Mapanza College, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Dance music with drumsFurther details refer ILAM field card (AX7)
- Artist(s): Bemba women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMulenga, L. (Performer) | 1949/08/07 | Bemba, Bemba, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luvale, Mulenga,L., Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Tin, Wedding song, Zambia, ILAM | Translated English title - "Let us pick it up." Accompanied by beating of two tins. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3Z-3
- Composer: Children of the Mindola African School (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/13 | Canoe song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kazembe, Luunda, Mindola African School, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1E 6
- Artist(s): Lili (Leader)Nebaliya (Leader) | Composer: Mayogo girls (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/05 | Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lili, Mayogo, Nebaliya, Party song, Paulis, Republic of the Congo, Yogo, ILAM | Translated English title - "I take a walk." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4H 10
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi women (Performer) | Composer: Pili Bin Juma (Performer) | 1950/07/18 | Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kumba, Luba, malimba, Manyanga, Marimba, Nyamwezi, Peli Bin Juma, Rattle, Songe, Xylophone, ILAM | Kumba dance song for men and women with Malimba xylophone and Manyanga basket rattle. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4C8)
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi women | Composer: Peli Bin Juma (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kumba Dance song, Luba, Marimba, Nyamwezi, Peli Bin Juma, Rattle, Songe, Xylophone, ILAM | Kumba Dance song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record TP1706
- Composer: Lulua women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/09 | Belgian Congo, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Mourning song, Republic of the Congo, Southern African, Wake song, Zaire, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4B-8
- Composer: Sikazinga, R (Performer)Richard Siikazinga (Performer) | 1949/08/20 | Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, Sikazinga,Richard, Southern African, Tonga, Zambia, ILAM | Drinking song with Tonga men. Accompanied by sticks struck on an axe handle. Further details refer ILAM field card no. C4M11.
- Artist(s): Chikoli Mukange (Leader) | Composer: Luunda men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/07/20 | Axe, Chikoli Mukange, Drinking song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luunda, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: C3H12
- Composer: Longwani Nanjeko (Performer) | 1949/08/03 | Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Kangombio, Longwani, Lozi, Mbira, Nanjeko, Nkana, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Topical song with Kangombio mbira. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3V5)
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