South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Chikunda women (Performer) | 1949/09/20 | Chikunda, Chikunda, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Sena, Southern African, Story Song, Tete, Unaccompanied music, ILAM | Story song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5R16a)
- Artist(s): Lunda boys and men (Performer) | Composer: Wilisi Mukanda (Performer) | 1949/08/24 | Chikenta, Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lunda, Lunda, Ndembo, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Sticks, Wilisi Mukanda, Zambia, ILAM | Chikenta dance song with beaten sticks. Translated English title - "With whom shall you remain." Further details refer ILAM field card number C4Q16
- Artist(s): Lunda men and boys (Performer) | Composer: Wilisi Mukanda (Performer) | 1949/08/24 | Chikenta, Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lunda, Lunda, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Stick, Wilisi Mukanda, Zambia, ILAM | Chikenta dance music with beaten sticks. Translated English title - "With whom shall you remain." Further details refer ILAM record number TP0291-XYZ4439
- Composer: Musique Militaire du Premier Groupment, Force Publique (Performer)Premier Groupment Force Publique, Musique Militaire (Performer) | 1949/07/07 | Adungu, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Harp, Irumu, Likembe, Mbira, Musique Militaire du Premier Groupment Force Publique, ILAM | Nostalgic folk song accompanied by harp, Likembe (Mbira) and sticksFurther details refer ILAM field card (C2U13)
- Composer: Nyapulwane waChitokiso (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chopi, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Nyapulwane waChitokiso, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Story Song, Zandamela, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3534.
- Artist(s): Ganda women (Performer) | Composer: Ali H. Wachibi (Performer) | 1950/06/24 | bow, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Ganda, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kampala, Lute, Ndingidi, Party song, Uganda, Wachibi,Ali H., ILAM | Party song with four old Ganda women, with clapping and one-string lute (Ndingidi) with sisal string and bow. Further details refer ILAM field card (D3E1)
- Composer: Wali Twamuna(Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Iringa, Lute, Ndingidi, Party song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Wali Twamuna, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record no. TP1539.
- Artist(s): Duma men (Performer) | Composer: Shumba, J. (Performer)Jima Shumba (Performer) | 1949/10/14 | Bikita, Duma, Duma, Fighting song, Folk music, Huzi Bikita, Indigenous music, Karanga, Shumba,Jima, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Fighting song, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (C6P10)
- Artist(s): Henga men (Performer) | Composer: E. M. Gondwe (Performer) | 1950/05/12 | Blantyre, Folk music, Gondwe,E.M., Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Morality song, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. DN1.
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Nyamugumi Mihabo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, Daressalaam, East African, Folk music, Hiyari ya moyo dance, Indigenous music, Mihambo,Nyamugumi, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1556
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