South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Nontombi Dlamini and Her Party (Performer)Composer not specified | 1965-00-00 | Dlamini,Nontombi, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0473.
- Composer: Buthelezi Tribesman (Performer)Chief Gatsha Buthelezi (Leader)Composer not specified | 1965-00-00 | Buthelezi, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS1054.
- Artist(s): Zaramo boys (Performer) | Composer: Pembe Selemani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, Daressalaam, East African, Flute, Folk music, Friction stick, Indigenous music, Mbeta dance, Mbeta pipe dance, Pembe Selemani, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tin rattle, Viyanzi flute, Zaramo, Zaramo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1568
- Composer: Mabel Mafuya (Performer and Composer) | 1960-00-00 | Folk music, Mabel Mafuya, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3826.
- Artist(s): Luunda men (Performer) | Composer: Zenzi, G. (Performer)Gibsoni Zenzi (Performer) | 1952/01/10 | Bottle, Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luunda, Luunda, Mwinilunga, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, Zenzi,Gibsoni, ILAM | Sikinta dance song with struck bottles. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1B2)
- Artist(s): Swahili women (Performer) | Composer: Mwana Bibi (Composer)Swahili women (Performer) | 1950/10/13 | Cylindrical Drum, East African, Folk music, horn rattles, Kenya, Mwana Bibi, oboe, Swahili, Swahili, Zumali, ILAM | Vugo dance song for women. Further details refer to ILAM field card D7N
- Artist(s): Nyakyusa people (Performer) | Composer: Singolile Mwamalundi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | bell, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nganya dance, Nyakyusa, Nyakyusa, Pango, Singolile Mwamalundi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Nganya dance song with Pango zither and bells. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1477
- Artist(s): Nyakusa men (Performer) | Composer: Singolile Mwamalundi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/06/09 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nyakusa, Nyakusa, Nyanga dance, Nzisi bell rattle, Pango raft zither, Singolile Mwamalundi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, Wedding song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D2R 9
- Composer: Ekuthuleni School Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1965-00-00 | Ekuthuleni School Choir, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zulu Traditional Rhymes, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0049.
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Juma bin Nyela (Performer) | 1950/07/22 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Juma bin Nyela, Nyamwezi, Ritual song, Shinyanga, Southern African, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Ucheyeki, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Ucheyeki ritual dance song associated with the cutting of cicatrices, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4G2)
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