South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Jaji Simba (Performer) | 1950/10/16 | Dance music, East African, Folk music, Giryama, Indigenous music, Jaji Simba, Kalifi, Kayamba, Kenya, Nika, Rattle, ILAM | Folk music - Msego dance song for men and women with Giryama men, accompanied with Kayamba raft rattles.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7Q1)
- Composer: Bakia Pierre (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/09/02 | Buta, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indingenous music, Kundi, Northern Congo, Pierre,Bakia, Topical song, Vertical angular harp, Zande, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F4W-10.
- Composer: Mayogo men and women (Performer)Bandani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/05 | Bandani, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gbe-Kombi, Indigenous music, Mayogo, Mayogo Mabozo, Mbira, Party song, Yogo, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4H-5.
- Artist(s): Bandani (Leader) | Composer: Mayogo men and women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/05 | Bandani, Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gbada dance, Gbe-kombi mbira, Indigenous music, Kombi mbira, Mayogo, Paulis, Republic of the Congo, Yogo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4H 6
- Composer: Mbuti men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/02 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gombari, Indigenous music, Ituri, Mbuti, Mbuti, Republic of the Congo, Unaccompanied, Work Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4F 3
- Composer: Mayogo men and women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/05 | Belgian Congo, bells, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ebi dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mayogo, Mayogo Mabozo, Yogo, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4H-4.
- Artist(s): Yao girls | Composer: Aginesi Mkwanda (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Folk music, Malawi, Mkwanda,Aginesi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, Yao, Zomba, ILAM | Dance song for Likwala dance for girls
- Artist(s): Two elderly Tonga women (Performer) | Composer: Fabiao Dingani Mashawa (Performer) | 1955/10/11 | Bilene, East African, Fabiao Dingani Mashawa, Folk music, Hlanganu, Indigenous music, Macia, Mbira, Mbira dza WaNdau, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, ILAM | Self-delectative song with Mbira dza Ndau. Translated English title - "Beautiful." Further details refer ILAM field card (H1R12)
- Artist(s): Hehe people (Performer) | Composer: Mwakyoma and Nyakyusa women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Hehe, Indigenous music, Mwakyoma, Nyakyusa, Nyakyusa, Party song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Party after burial. Further details refer ILAM record no. TP1520.
- Composer: Ngalula Esitele (Performer)Esitele, N. (Performer) | 1949/07/29 | Esitele,N., Folk music, Indigenous music, Love song, Luba, Mufulira, Ngalula Esitele, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Love song with four women . Further details refer ILAM field card (C3Q7a).
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