South African Music Archive Project
Folk song
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- Composer: George Kanyamu (Performer)Kanyamu, G. (Performer) | 1950/09/24 | Central African, Clapping, Folk song, Fort Portal, George Kanyamu, Indigenous music, Kanyamu,G., Nyoro, Toro, Uganda, ILAM | Folk song - party song with Toro boys and clapping.Further details refer ILAM field card (D6U1)
- Composer: Girls at Blantyre Mission (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Blantyre Mission, Central African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Yao, Zulu, ILAM | Song story sung by girls at Blatyre mission. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5M5a.
- Composer: Girls at Blantyre Mission (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Blantyre Mission, Central African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Yao, Zulu, ILAM | Song story sung by girls at Blatyre mission. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5M5c.
- Composer: Mugadzikwa Mwanagona (Performer) | 1951/06/28 | Folk song, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Karanga, Mbira, Mugadzikwa Mwanagona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Folk song. Further details refer ILAM card E2Y1c
- Artist(s): Lower Gwelo Choir (Performer) | Composer: Fraser Mpofu (Leader) | 1950/05/06 | Folk song, Fraser Mpofu, Guitar, Indigenous music, Lower Gwelo Choir, Lower Gwelo Mission, Ndebele, Salisbury, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translation: Hit the coward. Further details refer to ILAM card no. DH14
- Composer: Girls at Blantyre Mission (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Blantyre Mission, Central African, Dance song, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Unaccompanied, Yao, ILAM | Four movements for Likwata dance for women (marraige dance). Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5M7.
- Artist(s): Sukuma men and women (Performer) | Composer: Lugingisi Mwanaguthondo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Lugingisi Mwanaguthondo, Nyamwezi, Shinyanga, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Threshing Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR100
- Composer: Group of men at Mapanza (Performer) | 1948/05/07 | Folk song, Mapanza, Mapanza, Northern Rhodesia, Praise song, Southern African, Tonga, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music praise song for soldiers.Further details refer ILAM field card (AX22)
- Composer: Boys at St Croix Mission (Performer) | 1949/07/13 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk song, Kasenga, Luunda, St. Croix Mission, ILAM | Fishing song
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Idi Selemani (Performer) | 1950/06/25 | Clapping, Daressalaam, East African, Folk song, Humorous, Idi Selemani, Indigenous music, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Praise song, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Humorous praise song for the chief with clapping. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D3F9.
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