South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Meriki Fumbe (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | Bangwe, Folk music, Indigenous music, Meriki Fumbe, Mozambique, Petrol tin resonator, Portuguese East Africa, Sena, Sena, Southern African, Topical song, Zither, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card (E2C26)
- Artist(s): Luo men (Performer) | Composer: Osito Adie (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/13 | Dho Luo, Drinking song, East African, Folk music, Gara leg bells, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kisii, Luo, Luo, Nyanza, Osito Adie, Wend Kong drinking song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6J-11
- Artist(s): Luo men (Performer) | Composer: Osito Adil (Performer) | 1950/09/13 | bell, Dho Luo, Drinking song, East African, Folk music, Gara, Indigenous music, Kenya, Leg bell, Luo, Luo, Nyanza, Osito Adie, Wend-kong, ILAM | Wend kong drinking song with Gara leg bells. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6J10)
- Composer: Snowy Radebe and co. (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, Snowy Radebe, Snowy Radebe and Company, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3279.
- Artist(s): Jita men (Performer) | Composer: Nyamuula Mtani (Performer)Composer not spegified | 1950-00-00 | Cheche lute, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Jita, Jita, Kwaya, Lute, Mtani,Nyamuula, Musoma, Ndongo dance, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1664
- Artist(s): Jita men (Performer) | Composer: Nyamuula Mtani (Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Jita, Jita, Kwaya, Lute, Mtani,Nyamuula, Musoma, Ndongo, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Ngondo dance song for man and women with one-string bowed lute. Translated English title - "Let them have their say." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4H12).
- Artist(s): Tonga women (Performer) | Composer: Phiri, F. (Performer)Filimon Phiri (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Chinteche, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nkata Bay, Nyasaland, Phiri,Filemon, Southern African, Story Song, Tonga, Tonga, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Story song with Tonga women. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E8b)
- Artist(s): Tonga women (Performer) | Composer: Philemon Phiri (Performer)Filemon Phiri (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Phiri,Philemon, Southern African, Story Song, Tonga, Tonga, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D2E-8
- Artist(s): Kunda men and women (Performer) | Composer: Simon Ng'oma (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/11 | Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kunda, Kunda, Mulaundo, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Simon Ng'oma, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Mulaundo dance music. Translated English title - "Jerita has given me the pox, Jerita." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C4I-4
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Mwigolo bin Kija (Performer) | 1950/07/22 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Maswa, Mwigolo bin Kija, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Translation: Jilumba, come out here. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4G4)
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