South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Lozi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedNelson Kawanda (Performer) | 1949/08/04 | Exhortation song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kawanda,Nelson, Lozi, Lozi, Morality song, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3W-6
- Artist(s): Colbert Phungula | Composer: Alexandra Thonga Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Alexandra Thonga Choir, East African, Folk music, Phungula,Colbert, Shangaan, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3182.
- Composer: Zulu girls (Performer)Composer not specified | 1955/01/28 | Folk music, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Makhweyana bow, Musical bow, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Vocal, Walking Song, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Translated Engliash title - "What is that Sponono." Further details refer ILAM field card number: H1E 1
- Composer: Zulu girls (Performer)Composer not specified | 1955/01/28 | Folk music, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Makhweyana bow, Musical bow, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Vocal, Walking Song, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Translated Engliash title - "What is it child of my father?.....What did you go there for?." Further details refer ILAM field card number: H1E 2
- Composer: Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers (Performer)William Mseleku (Conductor)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Mseleku,William, Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3029.
- Composer: The Dundee Wandering Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Dundee Wandering Singers, Folk music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3227.
- Composer: Chief Mbelwa's seven Ngoni wives (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Chief Mbelwa's wives, Folk music, Indigenous music., Malawi, Mzimba, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, wedding, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D2B5.
- Composer: Zezuru men (Performer) | 1949/09/24 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Mrewa, Nohwe, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Threshing Song, Yodelling, Zezuru, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Yodelling song for threshing grain. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5V3)
- Artist(s): Gordoni Mwale (Leader) | Composer: Tumbuka men (Performer)Ngoni men (Performer) | 1950/05/23 | Clapping, Dance song, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Mwale,Gordoni, Ngoma, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Ngoma dance song for men and women with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card number DY6
- Composer: Tumbuka and Ngoni men and women (Performer)Gordoni Mwale (Leader)Composer not specified | 1950/05/23 | Clapping, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Kasungu, Malawi, Mwale,Gordoni, Ngoma dance, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Ngoma dance song for men and women. Further details refer ILAM field card no. DY-6.
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