South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Sukwa men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedNelasi (Performer)Medelina (Performer) | 1949/08/08 | Clapping, Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Madelina, Nelasi, Nkonde, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Sukwa, Sukwa, Wedding song, Zambia, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4A-11
- Artist(s): Sukwa men and women (Performer) | Composer: Nelasi (Performer)Medelina (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/08 | Clapping, Dance music, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Madelina, Malawi, Nelasi, Nkonde, Nyasaland, Southern African, Sukwa, Sukwa, Wedding song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: C4A-11
- Artist(s): Celia Hlatwayo (Leader) | Composer: Ndau children (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951/06/23 | Celia Hlatwayo, Children's song, Chipinga, Folk music, Indigenous music, Ndau, Ndau, Poetry, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: E2T 1
- Composer: Zulu Champions (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zulu, Zulu Champions, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3343.
- Composer: Saimoni Mashoka (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/10/11 | Dance song, Folk music, Hera, Indigenous music, Mashawi, Mashoka,Saimoni, Mbira, Njari, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Mashawi dance song with Njari mbira. Further details refer ILAM field card number: C6M-2
- Composer: Saimoni Mashoka (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/10/11 | Dance song, Folk music, Hera, Indigenous music, Mashawi, Mashoka,Saimoni, Mbira, Njari, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Mashawi dance song with Njari mbira. Further details refer ILAM field card number: C6M-2
- 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.
- Composer: Alexander (Performer)Stanford (Performer)L. Alexander (Composer) | 1930-00-00 | Alexander,L., Folk music, Guitar, South Africa, Southern African, Stanford, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3817.
- Artist(s): Chandaruwa Waya and Giryama men | 1950-00-00 | Chandaruwa Waya, East African, Folk music, Ginyama, Giryama, Gourd horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba raft rattle, Kenya, Malindi district, Nika, Whistling, ILAM | A Msego mourning dance song with Kayamba raft rattles, a gourd horn and whistling. This Msego dance started with the sound of the horn, followed by the leader of the group who sings the first verse. This is repeated by the dancers whistling the melody twice over after which the dance proper begins with rattles. Details from ILAM field card D7N - 7 & 8
- Composer: Yelele Lungu (Performer) | 1949/08/29 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Love song, Lungu,Yelele, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0300-XYZ4449
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