South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Hendrik Susan (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Afrikaans, Folk music, Hendriks Susan, South Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3135.
- Composer: The Dundee Wandering Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Ballad, Dundee Wandering Singers, Folk music, Indigenous music, Johannesburg, Mbube type, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP3474-1834.
- Artist(s): Hehe people (Performer) | Composer: Mwai Ahasha (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Clapping, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Hehe, Hehe, Indigenous music, Kiduo dance, Mwai Ahasha, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Kiduo dance song for women at wedding ceremonies. Further details refer ILAM record no. TP1528.
- Artist(s): Shirazi men (Performer) | Composer: Mzee Juma (Performer) | 1950/07/03 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kayamba, Kidebe, Mbira, Mzee Juma, Ndebe, Nguja, Rattle, Shirazi, Shirazi, Swahili, Zanzibar, ILAM | Ndebe dance song with Kidebe (Mbira) and Kayamba flat tin rattle. Further details refer ILAM field card (D3N4)
- Artist(s): Jose Tivane (Leader) | Composer: Shangaan boys and girls (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/05/29 | Bila, Clapping, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Jose Tivane, Kwaya, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Kwaya dance song with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card number: CH-9
- Composer: Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers (Performer)William Mseleku (Conductor)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Mseleku,William, Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3081.
- Composer: Seforo Mosese (Performer) | 1959/11/27 | Basutoland, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Maseru, Mokorotho, Riding song, Seforo Mosese, Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, Tswana, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Mokorotho riding song. Translated English title - "To the young men." Further details refer ILAM field card N2E13
- Composer: Nagalal Sengeo (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Arusha, Arusha District, East African, Folk music, Masai, Nagalal Sengeo, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | An Osingolis Longoroyo love song with Arusha women. "Teren angite matalebo." "Bring the cow that I may milk her near the water. Do not leave my place my love. Stay here and keep me constant company.", The love song of a nomadic pastoralist. Different women take over the lead during the song. The full song is not available here.
- Artist(s): Swahili women (Performer) | Composer: Mwana Bibi (Composer)Swahili women (Performer) | 1950/10/13 | Clapping, Cylindrical Drum, East African, Folk music, Kenya, Mwana Bibi, Swahili, Swahili, ILAM | Farewell song. Further details refer to ILAM field card D7N
- Artist(s): Swahili women (Performer) | Composer: Mwana Bibi (Composer)Swahili women (Performer) | 1950/10/13 | Clapping, Cylindrical Drum, East African, Folk music, Kenya, Mwana Bibi, Swahili, Swahili, ILAM | Farewell song. Further details refer to ILAM field card D7N
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