South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Rambo (Uele) soldiers and women (Performer) | 1952/02/06 | Barambo, Belgian Congo, Betrothal dance, Central African, Congo, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Likembe, Mbira, Rambo, Rambo, Stanleyville, Uele, ILAM | Betrothal dance with three Likembe mbira. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1V5)
- 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, Rattle, Yogo, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4H-7.
- Artist(s): Zaramo boys (Performer) | Composer: Ramazani Mfaumbe (Performer) | 1950/06/25 | Daressalaam, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Ramazani Mfaumbe, Story Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zaramo, Zaramo, ILAM | Story song. Further details refer ILAM field card (D3F13)
- Artist(s): Yowana and his friend Emugat | 1950-00-00 | Auleru flute, Central African, Emugat, Folk music, Lukiko, Mbale district, Teso, Tororo, Uganda, Yowana, ILAM | Topical song with Auleru, vertical flute, open, four notes., A clever use of the lower and upper octaves in the pipe. The lower follows the higher. The player blows across the square end of the open pipe.
- Composer: Tonga boys (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | Blantyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Story Song, Tonga, Tonga, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Story song, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5N11)
- Composer: Buja soldiers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/02 | Ajuba dance, Buja, Buja, Bumba, Central African, Clapping, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Ngala, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4F 8
- Composer: Muntanga, J. (Performer)Jim Muntanga (Performer) | 1949/08/07 | Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kitwe, Lunda, Muntanga,Jim, Ndembo, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Unaccompanied dance song with Lunda men and women. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3Z7).
- Artist(s): Lunda men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMuntanga, J. (Performer)Jim Muntanga (Performer) | 1949/08/07 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Inkanga, Lunda, Lunda, Muntanga,Jim, Ndembo, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Inkanga dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3Z-7
- Composer: Joshua Omwami (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/09/26 | bells, East African, Folk music, Indingenous music, Joshua Omwami, Kenya, Luya, Lyre, Nyanza, Ragoli, Rattle, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F4Z-3.
- Artist(s): Zakaria Kasasa (Leader)Endongo za Baganda (Performer) | Composer: Zakaria KasasaEndongo za Baganda | 1950/08/31 | Central African, eight string bowl lyre, Endongo, Endongo za Buganda, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Laced conical drum, Ndingidi, Ntenga, one string lute, praise, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, Zakaria Kasara, ILAM | Praise song accompanied by various instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5V8
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