South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Chief Gatanga | Composer: 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 7610. Fighting song with Ndimo conical cross laced double headed drum. This song is sung before fighting. Bia vula means a fighting song in Zande.
- Artist(s): Boys of Kitovu Technical School (Performer) | Composer: Evaristo N. Muyinda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/29 | Drum, East African, Evaristo N. Muyinda, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kitovu Technical School, Madinda xylophone, Masaka, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Translated English title - "They come with tinkling bells." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3R 2
- Composer: Kalonji Marcel (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/29 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kabinda, Likembe, Luba, Marcel,Kalouji, Mbira, Republic of the Congo, Southern Congo, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1P 9
- Artist(s): Luba women and girls (Performer) | Composer: Eliasi Mukenge (Performer)Mbuye Andile (Performer) | 1949/08/03 | Bottle, Central African, Clapping, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, Luba, Luba, Mazia, Mbuye,Andile, Mukenge,Eliasi, Republic of the Congo, ILAM | Mazia dance music. Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0695
- Composer: Luba Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Dance song, Folk music, Guitar, Luba, Luba, Mazia Dance song, Mindolo, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3477.
- Composer: East Griqualand Entertainers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East Griqualand Entertainers, Folk music, South Africa, Southern African, Xhosa, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3098.
- Artist(s): Luba men and women (Performer)Hemba men and women (Performer) | Composer: Luba men and women (Performer)Hemba men and women (Performer) | 1952/08/18 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, East African, Folk music, Hemba, Hemba, Luba, Luba, rattles, ILAM | Dance song for herbalist and diviners sung by the people. Further details refer to ILAM field card F4N
- Artist(s): Gemba (Leader) | Composer: Mbati soldiers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/03 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clapping, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gemba, Indigenous music, Libenge, Lullaby, Mbati, Mbati, Republic of the Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4F 5
- Artist(s): Nsenga women | Composer: Jenala Kazulu (Performer)r, Leader) | 1949/08/28 | Chief Nyamphandes Village, Folk music, Indigenous music, Jenala Kazulu, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsenga, Pounding song, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Pounding song. Two girls punding in mortar. Further details refer to ILAM field card (C4U5b)
- Composer: Zulu girls (Performer)Nomatheku Zungu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1955/01/28 | Folk music, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Love song, Makhweyana bow, Musical bow, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Vocal, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, Zungu,Nomatheko, ILAM | Translated Engliash title - "What is it child of my father?.....What did you go there for?." Further details refer ILAM field card number: H1E 3
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