South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: John Mgadi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1928-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Johannesburg, John Mgadi, Praises to King Shaka, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP3471-1861.
- Composer: Buthelezi Tribesman (Performer)Chief Gatsha Buthelezi (Leader)Composer not specified | 1965-00-00 | Buthelezi, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0618.
- Composer: Buthelezi Tribesman (Performer)Chief Gatsha Buthelezi (Leader)Composer not specified | 1965-00-00 | Buthelezi Tribesman, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0618.
- Composer: John Mgadi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, John Mgadi, Praise song, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3382.
- Composer: John Mgadi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, John Mgadi, Praise song, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3382.
- Composer: Impamphala School Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Folk music, Impamphala School Choir, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0001.
- Composer: The White Mountains Choir (Performer) Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Folk music, Guitar, Johannesburg, South Africa, Southern African, Vocal Mbube, White Mountains Choir, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TP3809-1997.
- Artist(s): The pirate coons (Performer) | Composer: The pirate coons | 1960/01/01 | Ballad style, Folk music, Indigenous music, Male Choir, Piano, Pirate Coons, Slow moving, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Xenophobia, Zulu, ILAM | Traditional song performed by a male choir. The translated title is "Our country is being devoured by birds (foreigners)"
- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys (Performer) | Composer: Kang' ethe Nduati (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kang' ethe Nduati, Kenya, Kigamba leg rattle, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Leg rattle, Nairobi, ILAM | Muthuu dance song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D6T1.
- Artist(s): Two Sena women (Performer) | Composer: Simoni Zambezi Chirumba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/09/21 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbira, Mozambique, Njole, Nsansi, Portuguese East Africa, Sena, Sena, Simoni Zambezi Chirumba, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Nlole dance music with Nsansi mbira. Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5S-7
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