South African Music Archive Project
Folk music
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- Composer: Yosamu Kanagwa (Performer) | 1950/08/21 | Central African, Clapping, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nyoro, praise, Toro, Toro, Uganda, Yosamu Kanagwa, ILAM | Folk music - Engobo praise with clapping and drumsand accompanied by Toro men.Further details refer ILAM field card (D5M7)
- Artist(s): Toro men (Performer) | Composer: Yosamu Kanagwa (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Central African, Clapping, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nyoro, Praise song, Toro, Toro, Toro, Uganda, Yosamu Kanagwa, ILAM | Engabo praise song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP1896.
- Composer: Teacher's Training School (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951/06/23 | Chipinga, Folk music, Indigenous music, Ndau, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Story Song, Teachers' Training College, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "Zamani answer me." Further details refer ILAM field card number: E2T 2
- Composer: Liso, E (Performer)Edward Liso (Performer) | 1949/08/20 | Folk music, Ila, Indigenous music, Liso,Edward, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Story Song, Zambia, ILAM | Story song with Tonga men. Accompanied by sticks struck on an axe handle. Further details refer ILAM field card no. C4M9.
- Artist(s): Tumbuka men (Performer) | Composer: Foch Manda (Performer)Manda, F. (Performer) | 1952/01/11 | Dance song, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Lundazi, Manda,Foch, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, Zambia, ILAM | Chiparaparu dance song. Translated English title - "Come and get the salt." Further details refer ILAM field card (F1C15)
- Composer: Shangaan dancers (Performer) | 1955/03/06 | dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, South Africa, Southern African, Transvaal, trumpet, Whistle, Zebekwaya, ILAM | First movement of a Zebekwaya dance occasionally accompanied by a trumpet sounding whistle. Refer ILAM field card H1H2
- Composer: Tswa Tumblers (Performer)Rafayeli Kumbe (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Rafayeli Kumbe, Shangaan, Southern African, Tswa, Tswa Tumblers, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3396.
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Drinking song, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Drinking entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "Which is the top of the world? (Which is the right side up?)" Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A9).
- Composer: Cape to Cairo Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Cape to Cairo Choir, Folk music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3112.
- Composer: Nelasi (Performer)Madelina (Performer) | 1949/08/08 | Clapping, Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Madelina, Nelasi, Nkana, Nkonde, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Wedding song, Zambia, ILAM | Wedding song dance with Sukwa men and women and with clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (C4A11).
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