South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Simon Mandimutsira (Leader) | Composer: Teacher Training College (Performer) | 1951/06/21 | Folk music, Goromonze, Indigenous music, Mandimutsira,Simon, Manyika, Penhalonga, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Story Song, Teachers' Training College, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Story song, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (E2R7)
- Composer: Boys at Mapanza (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Mapanza, Mapanza College, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, St. Mark's College, Tonga, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3389.
- Artist(s): Nyanja girls (Performer) | Composer: Florence Namami (Performer) | 1950/05/12 | Cholo, Clapping, Dance song, Florence Namami, Folk music, Indigenous music, Jiri, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Jiri dance song for girls with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (DN3)
- Composer: Laisoni Tawakwali (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/09/12 | Bangwe, Bangwe wa m'kulu, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Laisoni Tawakwali, Love song, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, Zither, ILAM | Love song with Bangwe wa m'kulu zither. Translated English title - "Let's go, my girl." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5J-8
- Composer: Laisoni Tawakwali (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/09/12 | Bangwe, Bangwe wa m'kulu, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Laisoni Tawakwali, Love song, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Love song with Bangwe wa m'kulu zither. Translated English title - "Let's go, my girl." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5J-8
- Composer: Habanyama, H (Performer)Hezekiya Habanyama (Performer) | 1949/08/20 | Dance song, Folk music, Habanyama,Hezekiya, Indigenous music, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Tonga, Zambia, ILAM | Dance song for Mayanze dance for men and women. Also used as a drinking song. Further details refer ILAM field card no. C4M1.
- Artist(s): Duma men (Performer) | Composer: Shoko, J. (Performer)Jeke Shoko (Performer) | 1949/10/14 | Bikita, Duma, Duma, Folk music, Huzi Bikita, Indigenous music, Karanga, Shoko,Jeke, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Story song, unaccompanied with Duma men. Translated English title - "Walk, walk under the rock rabbit's fruit tree." Further details refer ILAM field card (C6P13)
- Composer: Paulosi Jere (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/26 | Bango board zithe, East African, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Jere,Paulosi, Malawi, Mzimba, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, story, Tumbuka, ILAM | Translated English title - "The handsome young man." Further details refer ILAM field card number: D2A 3
- Composer: Composer not specifiedMasua Sipaita (Performer)Sunday Yamowa (Performer) | 1949/07/28 | Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lunda, Marimba, Ndembo, Ndimba, Northern Rhodesia, Sipaita,Masuwa, Southern African, Xylophone, Yamwa,Sunday, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0632
- Composer: Composer not specifiedMasua Sipaita (Performer)Sunday Yamowa (Performer) | 1949/07/27 | Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lunda, Marimba, Ndembo, Ndimba, Northern Rhodesia, Sipaita,Masuwa, Southern African, Xylophone, Yamwa,Sunday, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0633
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