South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Morning Shine Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Morning Shine Choir, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zulu Choir, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3681.
- Composer: King Cole Basies (Performer) | 1923-00-00 | Dance song, Folk music, King Cole Basies, South Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3728.
- Composer: Lulua soldiers and women (Performer) | 1952/02/06 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Clappers, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gourd bottle, Indigenous music, Kasai, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Maringa, Mbira, Rattle, ILAM | Maringa dance music with accompaniment. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1V4)
- Artist(s): Lulua women (Performer) | Composer: Group of Lulua soldiers (Performer) | 1952/02/06 | Basket, Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Chisanzhi, Clappers, Clapping, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kasai, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Mbira, Rattle, ILAM | Maringa dance. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F1V-4.
- Composer: Batwa women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/15 | Batwa, Central African, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Praise song, Ruanda, Rwanda, Shangugu, Urundi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3V 1
- Artist(s): Tonga people (Performer) | Composer: Mwale, M. (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chionda dance, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Karigo, Lute, Malawi, Mwale,Maluba, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, ILAM | Chionda dance song with Karigo lute. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1473
- Composer: John Mavimbela and Co (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, John Mavimbela, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2970.
- Composer: Zande men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/31 | Bagbele dance, Bandiya, Belgian Congo, Buta, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Republic of the Congo, Zande, Zande, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4U 2
- Artist(s): Zande men | Composer: Mula Pala Kpeli (Performer)Chief Gatanga Mongonika (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/09/02 | Central African, Chief Gatanga Mongonika, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indingenous music, Mula Pala Kpeli, Nguru, Northern Congo, Topical song, Vertical angular harp, Zande, Zande, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F4W-4.
- Artist(s): Chief Gatanga | Composer: Composer ( not specified)Zande men (Performer) | 1952/08/31 | Bandiya, Belgian Congo, Buta, Central African, Chief Gatanga, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Fighting song, Folk music, Nguru, North Congo, Zaire, Zande, Zande, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number XYZ7610. Fighting song with Ndimo conical, cross laced double headed drum. This song is sung when returning from a fight. Bia vula means fighting song in Zande.
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