South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Natembla, W. (Performer) | 1950/09/05 | bell, East African, Folk music, Gishu, Indigenous music, Kengele, Lute, Sililili, Topical song, Uganda, Wanyera Natembla, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6B12)
- Composer: Tumbuka and Ngoni man and women (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | Clapping, Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Ngoma, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Zulu, ILAM | Ngoma dance song for men and women with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (DY4)
- Artist(s): Ngoni men and women (Performer) | Composer: Nyutoni Mkandawire (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/09/12 | Clapping, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoma, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Nyutoni Mkandawire, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Ngoma dance music clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5J-5
- Artist(s): Rwanda girls (Performer) | Composer: Mihambari (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/02 | Central African, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Gihini, Indigenous music, Mihambari, Ruanda, Rwanda, Rwandan, Urundi, Wedding song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3S 2
- Artist(s): Kumbale Lungu (Leader)Nsenga men and women (Performer) | Composer: Kumbale LunguNsenga men and women | 1949/08/29 | Central African, Clapping, dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lungu,Kumbale, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsenga, Seven note, Song, Traditional music, Ulimba, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Ulimba dance song for men and women. Further details refer ILAM field card number C4V6
- Composer: Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers (Performer)William Mseleku (Conductor)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Mseleku,William, Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3081.
- Composer: Nyanja men (Performer)R. Nangwele (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | banjo, Concert song, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nangwele,R., Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Ukelele, Zomba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3491.
- Artist(s): Z. A. Chihota | Composer: R.L.D. Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Chihota,Z.A., Chinyanja, East African, Folk music, Malawi, Nyasaland, R.L.D. Choir, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3163.
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Shabani Mutalise, Sgt. (Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Dance music, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Manyanga, Mutalise,Shabani (Sgt.), Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Manyanga dance song for men and women, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4H19).
- Artist(s): Mpondo dancers (Performer) | Composer: Lahloma (Lead Performer) | 1955/03/06 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Lahloma, Libote, Mpondo, Mpondo, South Africa, Southern African, Stamping and clapping, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. H1H14.
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