South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Swahili men (Performer) | Composer: Simai Bini Ali (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/04 | Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kigoma cha daku song, Nguja, Simai Bini Ali, Swahili, Swahili, Tin rattle, Zanziba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D3O-7
- Composer: Meriki Fumbe (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | Bangwe, Bulawayo, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Meriki Fumbe, Sena, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "My husband has gone home leaving me to work in the fields". Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2C10.
- Composer: Meriki Fumbe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951/06/06 | Bulawayo, Folk music, Homorous, Indigenous music, Meriki Fumbe, Petrol thin resonato, Sena, South Rhodesia, Southern African, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2C-10.
- Composer: Ganizani Mbongololo (Performer) | 1950/05/15 | Folk music, Ganizani Mbongololo, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Self-delectative song with Kalimba (Mbira). Further details refer ILAM field card (DQ8)
- Composer: Dorokasi Moyo (Performer) | 1948/04/20 | Bikita, Drinking song, Duma, Folk music, Indigenous music, Karanga, Moyo,Dorokasi, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Folk music - Chitombi (drinking song). Further details refer ILAM field card AG9.
- Composer: Gindiloni Ngoma (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | bow, Folk music, Gindiloni Ngoma, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Nyasaland, Resonted, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Ugubu, ILAM | Self-delectative song with Ugubu, musical bow(stretched and resonated). Further details refer ILAM field card (DY5)
- Artist(s): Soga men. | Composer: Muzale Kye Miere (Performer) | 1952/06/23 | Bugembe, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbira, Muzale Kye Miere, Nsaasi, Rattle, Soga, Soga, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. F3P7.
- Artist(s): Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: Nasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Eight Budongo likembe, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbiras, Nasuti Social Club, Nsaasi flat tin rattle, Soga, Song, topical, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by various indigenous instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y4
- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys (Performer) | Composer: Kariuki Ndenderu (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | Citcumcision song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kariuki Ndenderu, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Nairobi, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D6T4.
- Artist(s): Haya women (Performer) | Composer: Mwendera Kaijape (Performer) | 1950/08/05 | Bukoba, East African, Folk music, Haya, Haya, Indigenous music, Mwendera Kaijape, Nyoro, Praise song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Praise song for chief. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4W3).
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