South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Chipepa, A (Performer)Ali Chipepa (Performer) | 1949/07/28 | After Hunting song, Chipepa,Ali, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luunda, Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | After Hunting song with Mashia Dance. Translated English title - "What brought the white men". Further details refer ILAM field card no. C3P19.
- Composer: Karanga Tribe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1933-00-00 | Bikita, Folk music, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A68.
- Artist(s): Lunda boys and men (Performer) | Composer: Dikisoni Muhuji (Performer) | 1949/08/24 | Dikisoni Muhuji, Folk music, Idiophone, Indigenous music, Initiation song, Lunda, Lunda, Ndembo, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Stick, Zambia, ILAM | Initiation song with struck Idiophones. Translated English title - "Chambamba is slave to a white man." Further details refer ILAM field card number C4Q17
- Composer: Manyoni Wanyamande (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/10/11 | Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Karanga, Manyoni Wanyamande, Mbira, Njari, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Humorous song with Njari mbira. Translated English title - "Charminuka follows others." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C6M-8
- Composer: Manyoni Wanyamande (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/10/11 | Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Karanga, Manyoni Wanyamande, Mbira, Njari, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Humorous song with Njari mbira. Translated English title - "Charminuka follows others." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C6M-8
- Composer: Zulu Champions (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zulu, Zulu Champions, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3342.
- Artist(s): Lulua women (Performer) | Composer: Group of Lulua soldiers (Performer) | 1952/02/06 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Chisanzhi, Clapping, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Luluabourg, Mbira, Rattle, ILAM | Maringa dance. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F1V-1.
- Artist(s): Tonga boys (Performer) | Composer: Nyirenda, A. (Performer)Alfred Nyirenda (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Chinteche, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nkata Bay, Nyasaland, Nyirenda,Alfred, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Topical song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Topical song with young Tonga boys. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E11 / D2E12)
- Artist(s): Tonga boys (Performer) | Composer: Alfred Nyirenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/29 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Nyirenda,Alfred, Southern African, Story Song, Tonga, Tonga, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D2E-12
- Composer: Sipaita, M. (Performer)Yamwa, S. (Performer)Masuwa Sipaita (Performer)Sunday Yamwa (Performer) | 1949/07/28 | Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luunda, Mufulira, Ndembo, Ndimba, Northern Rhodesia, Sipaita,Masuwa, Southern African, Xylophone, Yamwa,Sunday, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Entertainment song with Ndimba xylophone accompaniment. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3P1).
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