South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Ndibu soldiers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/02 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Initiation song, Ndibu, Ndibu, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, Thysville, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4F 6
- Composer: Xhosa men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1957/05/10 | Ciskei, Clapping, Eastern Cape, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Ngaika, South Africa, Southern African, Transkei, Xhosa, Xhosa, ILAM | Translated English title - "now he's afriad of the older men." Further details refer ILAM field card number: L1K 12
- Composer: Nontombi Dlamini and Her Party (Performer)Composer not specified | 1920-00-00 | Dlamini,Nontombi, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS1198.
- Artist(s): K. Daniel (Performer) | Composer: K. Daniel (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | Chimyanya, Daniel,K., Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kora-Kora, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical. Further details refer to ILAM field card E2C18
- Artist(s): The traditional evening birds | Composer: The traditional evening birds | 1960/01/01 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Isicathamiya, Male Choir, Mbube, Part singing, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional evening birds, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Unaccompanied traditional song performed by male choir
- 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: CR3159.
- Composer: Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Folk music, Solomon Linda, Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3227.
- Artist(s): Julai Alberto Masiteri (Leader) | Composer: Soldiers from Grupo de Esquadioes de Mozambique (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/05/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Grupo de Esquadioes de Mozambique, Hlengwe, Indigenous music, Julai Alberto Masiteri, Makwaya, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Tswa, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Makwaya dance music. Translated English title - "The child is hurt." Further details refer ILAM field card number: CB-5
- Artist(s): Julai Alberto Masiteri (Leader) | Composer: Soldiers from Grupo de Esquadioes de Mozambique (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/05/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Grupo de Esquadioes de Mozambique, Hlengwe, Indigenous music, Julai Alberto Masiteri, Makwaya, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Tswa, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Makwaya dance music. Translated English title - "The child is hurt." Further details refer ILAM field card number: CB-5
- Composer: Kawanda, N. (Performer)Nelson Kawanda (Performer) | 1949/08/04 | Exhortation song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kawanda,Nelson, Lozi, Moral song, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Unaccompanied moral exhortation song with Lozi men and women. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3W6).
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