South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Artist(s): Lunda men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMuntanga, J. (Performer)Jim Muntanga (Performer) | 1949/08/07 | Folk music, Hunting song, Indigenous music, Lunda, Lunda, Muntanga,Jim, Ndembo, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Translated English title - "Hunter's luck." Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3Z-9
- Artist(s): Lunda men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedJim Muntanga (Performer) | 1949/08/07 | Folk music, Hunting song, Indigenous music, Lunda, Lunda, Muntanga,Jim, Ndembo, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Translated English title - "Hunter's luck." Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3Z-9
- Artist(s): Nyakusa men (Performer) | Composer: Singolile Mwamalundi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/06/09 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kinanda dance, Ngisi bells, Nyakusa, Nyakusa, Pango raft zither, Singolile Mwamalundi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, Wedding song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D2R 10
- Artist(s): Nyanja men (Performer) | Composer: Nankhuni, S.E. (Performer) | 1949/09/17 | Blantyre, Folk music, Grunting, Indigenous music, Lomwe, Makua, Malawi, Nankhuni,S.E., Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Wedding song, ILAM | Wedding song, unaccompanied with Lomwe men and grunting. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O5)
- Artist(s): Nandi boys (Performer) | Composer: Paulo Arap Maiyo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/09 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipkurguroik leg bells, Maiyo,Paulo Arap, Moran dance, Nandi, Nandi, Nandi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6F-4
- Artist(s): Bemba boys (Performer) | Composer: Edward Bwalya (Performer) | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Clapping, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance music. Translated English title - "The bird cries for the pall bearers." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0689
- Artist(s): Bemba boys (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedEdward Bwalya (Performer) | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Clapping, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance music. Translated English title - "The bird cries for the pall bearers." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0690
- Artist(s): Edward Bwalya (Leader)Bemba young men (Performer) | Composer: Edward BwalyaBemba young men | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Central African, Cylindrical Drum, dance, death, Double headed and laced, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Traditional music, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance song for young men and women. The translated title is "The bird cries for the pall bearers".
- Composer: Wemba and Luunda boys (Performer) | 1949/07/22 | Bemba, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kawambwa, Luunda, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Story Song, Wemba, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Story song by Wemba and Luunda boys at Luapula Leprosy Settlement. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3J1).
- Composer: Chalwe Chasya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Bisa, Chalwe Chasya, Folk music, Indigenous music, Praise song, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A5.
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