South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): John Zirali (Performer)Edwen Ncube (Performer) | Composer: Gabriel Yumba (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Mufilera, Ncube,Edwen, Ndebele, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Topical song, Yumba,Gabriel, Zambia, Zirali,John, ILAM | Topical. Further details refer to ILAM field card E2C21Guita
- Artist(s): Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: Nasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Clapping, Folk music, Indigenous music, Laced drum played with stick, Nasuti Social Club, Soga, Song, topical, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by clapping and drumming. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y8
- Composer: Rover Scouts of Bukavu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/17 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kivu, Party song, Republic of the Congo, Rover Scouts of Bukavu, Rwanda, Shi, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translated English title - "This is the day of joy." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3X 2
- Composer: Rover Scouts of Bukavu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/17 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kivu, Party song, Republic of the Congo, Rover Scouts of Bukavu, Rwanda, Shi, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translated English title - "Come on, rejoice." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3X 1
- Artist(s): Tonga boys (Performer) | Composer: Nyirenda, A. (Performer)Alfred Nyirenda (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Canoe song, Clapping, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nkata Bay, Nyasaland, Nyirenda,Alfred, Paddling song, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, ILAM | Paddling canoe song with young Tonga boys and clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E10)
- Artist(s): Tonga boys (Performer) | Composer: Alfred Nyirenda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/29 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Nyirenda,Alfred, Paddling song, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D2E-10
- Composer: William Semogole (Performer - Lyre)Lafairi Morindwa (Performer - Lute)Yuan Wiswa (Performer - Lute)Cristof Sebabi (Performer - Drum)Composer not specified | 1952/06/18 | Bubasa, Busito, Cristof Sebabi, Drum, East African, Endongo lyre, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Lafairi Morindwa, Ndingidi Lute, Uganda, William Semogole, Yuan Wiswa, ILAM | Translated English title - "Gin." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3L 4
- Composer: William Semogole (Performer- lyre)Lafairi Morindwa (Performer- lute)Yuan Wiswa (Performer- lute)Cristof Sebabi (Performer- drum) | 1952/06/18 | Cristof Sebabi, Drum, East African, Endongo, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Lafairi Morindwa, Lute, Lyre, Ndingidi, Uganda, William Semogole, Yuan Wiswa, ILAM | Drinking song. Further details refer to ILAM card no. F3L4
- Artist(s): Ganda women (Performer) | Composer: Ludovico Mugerwa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/20 | Clapping, Drum, East African, Folk music, Ganda, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kampala, Mugerwa,Ludovico, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3N 2
- Composer: Eliasi Karuandila (Performer) | 1950/08/04 | Bukoba, East African, Eliasi Karuandila, Folk music, Haya, Indigenous music, Nyoro, Story Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Story song. Translated English title - "The cat." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4V12).
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