South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Zulu Wandering Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zulu, Zulu Wandering Singers, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3313.
- Artist(s): Nyanja men | Composer: Mposa Jerodi (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Folk music, Malawi, Mposa Jerodi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zomba, ILAM | Story song
- Artist(s): Tswa men (Performer) | Composer: Laici Zamane (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/06/13 | Drinking song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Laici Zamane, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Tama, Tonga, Tswa, Tswa, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: CW-3
- 1953/05/09 | Abercorn, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mbira, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A6.
- Artist(s): Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedRubeni Mhango (Performer) | 1949/07/30 | Drinking song, Drum, Folk music, Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mhango,Rubeni, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0678
- Composer: The African Minstrels (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | African Minstrels, Afrikaans, Folk music, South Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3365.
- Artist(s): Gishu men (Performer) | Composer: Wamimbi Magombe (Performer) | 1950/09/02 | Dance music, East African, Folk music, Gishu, Gishu, Horn, Imbalu, Indigenous music, Leg bells, Uganda, Wabimbi Magombe, Whistle, ILAM | Imbalu dance in which boys are warned of the pain associated with circumcision. The song is accompanied by Mungiri leg bells, a whistle and 1 side blown horn. Refer ILAM field card D6B5
- Composer: Lunda men (Performer)S. Yamvwa (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Lunda, Lunda, Mufulira, Mufulira Mine, Ndimba, Northern Rhodesia, S. Yamvwa, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3485.
- Artist(s): Tswa men (Performer) | Composer: Machona Masasanye (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/06/12 | Drinking song, East African, Folk music, Hlengwe, Indigenous music, Machona Masasanye, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Tswa, Tswa, Unaccompanied, Walking Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: CV-1
- Artist(s): Swahili men | Composer: Simai Bini Ali (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/04 | bass, Drum, East African, Folk music, Kigoma cha daku, Mpira wa Farasi, Nguja, Rattle, Simai Bini Ali, Swahili, Swahili, Zanzibar, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D3O-7.
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