South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Kipsigis men and women (Performer) | Composer: Teituk Arap Sumeiyot (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/15 | Chemelil dance, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, One whistle, Sumeiyot,Teituk Arap, ILAM | Chemelil dance song for men and women. Further details refer ILAM field card number D6L-14.
- Artist(s): Cheriro Arap Korogorem | Composer: Bekyibei Arap Mosonik (Performer) | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo lyre, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Korogorem,Cheriro Arap, Mosonik,Bekyibei Arap, Praise song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D6L6.
- Composer: Bekyibei Arap Mosonik (Performer)Cheriro Arap Korogorem (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Korogorem,Cheriro Arap, laced., Mosonik,Bekyibei Arap, Praise song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number D6L-6.
- Composer: Akito Arap Yeko (Performer)Akito Arap Yeko (Composer) | 1950/09/09 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipukandet lyre, Nandi, Nandi, Praise song, Yeko,Akito Arap, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6F-10
- Artist(s): Nandi boys | Composer: Paul Serefu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Nandi, Nandi, Nandi district, Serebu,Paul, ILAM | The Chemelilit dance for young men is performed at night as a general entertainment. The present dance song is a traditional one and was used in the old days before going out to raid neighbouring tribes, after which they felt they were fit to accomplish anything they set them selves to do. It was sung by the raiding party sitting down, but is now used solely as a dance.
- Composer: Elijah Rerimoi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/23 | Baringo, Chesinen dance, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Pookwut, Rerimori,Elijah, Suk, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6T 14
- Composer: Blandy Zabale and Co (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, M'Chopi, Zabale,Blandy, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2947.
- Composer: Nshila Yankonde (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/07/21 | Chikwaza, Chitala, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luunda, Marimba, Northern Rhodesia, Nshila yanKonde, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Chikwaza dance song with Chitala marimba. Further details refer ILAM field card number: C3I-2
- Artist(s): Beya Marcel (Performer-Likembe)Kapungo Isidore (Performer-Likembe) | Composer: Kayoka Ladislaus (Performer) | 1952/01/28 | Beya Marcel, Central African, Clapper, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kapungo Isidore, Kasai, Kayoka Ladislaus, Likembe, Luba, Mbira, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with two Likemne mbira and wooden clapper. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1O2)
- Composer: Kayoka Ladislous (Performer)Kapungo Isidore (Performer)Beya Marcel (Performer) | 1952/01/28 | Beya Marcel, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kapungo Isidore, Kasai, Kayoka Ladislous, Likembe mbira, Luba, Republic of the Congo, South Congo, Southern Congo, Wooden clappers, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F1O-2
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