South African Music Archive Project
Folk
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- Artist(s): S Kwatara (Performer-mbira)Siri Musonzo (Performer-rattle) | Composer: S Kwatara (Performer-mbira)Siri Musonzo (Performer-rattle) | 1951/06/06 | Folk, Kwatara,S., Mbira huru, Mondoro, Musonzo,Siri, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, spirits, topical, traditional, Whosho rattles, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Song asking Mondoro spirits to approach. Refer ILAM field card number E2C22
- Artist(s): Mashaka Kawambwa (Performer)Kitamba Kilaka (Performer)Zaramo men (Performer) | Composer: Mashaka Kawambwa (Performer)Kitamba Kilaka (Performer)Zaramo men (Performer) | 1950/06/25 | dance, East African, Five goblet pegged and footed Drum, Folk, Four cylindrical pegged Drum, Kawambwa,Mashaka, Kilaka,Kitamba, Madogoli, men and women, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tin rattles, traditional, Zaramo, Zaramo, ILAM | Madagoli dance song for men and women, accompanied by various drums and tin rattles. Refer ILAM field card number D3F1
- Artist(s): Kitamba Kilaka (Performer)Mashaka Kawambwa (Performer)Zaramo men (Performer) | Composer: Kitamba Kilaka (Performer)Mashaka Kawambwa (Performer)Zaramo men (Performer) | 1950/06/25 | dance, East African, Five goblet pegged and footed Drum, Folk, Kawambwa,Mashaka, Kilaka,Kitamba, Madogoli, men and women, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tin rattles, traditional, Zaramo, Zaramo, ILAM | Madagoli dance song for men and women, accompanied by various drums and tin rattles. Refer ILAM field card number D3F2
- Artist(s): Kitamba Kilaka (Performer)Mashaka Kawambwa (Performer)Zaramo men (Performer) | Composer: Kitamba Kilaka (Performer)Mashaka Kawambwa (Performer)Zaramo men (Performer) | 1950/06/25 | dance, East African, Five goblet pegged and footed Drum, Folk, Four cylindrical pegged Drum, Kawambwa,Mashaka, Kilaka,Kitamba, Madogoli, men and women, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tin rattles, traditional, Zaramo, Zaramo, ILAM | Madagoli dance song for men and women, accompanied by various drums and tin rattles. Refer ILAM field card number D3F3
- Artist(s): Kitamba Kilaka (Performer)Mashaka Kawambwa (Performer)Zaramo men (Performer) | Composer: Kitamba Kilaka (Performer)Mashaka Kawambwa (Performer)Zaramo men (Performer) | 1950/06/25 | Call and response, dance, East African, Five goblet pegged and footed Drum, Folk, Four cylindrical pegged Drum, Kawambwa,Mashaka, Kilaka,Kitamba, Madogoli, men and women, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tin rattles, traditional, Zaramo, Zaramo, ILAM | Madagoli dance song for men and women, accompanied by various drums and tin rattles. Refer ILAM field card number D3F3
- Artist(s): Ali Othmani (Composer/Performer)Othmani brothers (Performer) | Composer: Ali Othmani (Composer/Performer)Othmani brothers (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Brothers, Drum, Dumbak drum, East African, Folk, Guitar, Instrumental, Kayamba rattle, Lute, Nguja, Orchestra, Othmani Brothers, Othmani,Ali, Rika dance, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Udi, Violin, Zanziba, ILAM | Orchestral piece and topical song performed by three brothers, playing on the Arabic instruments called Udi, Rika dance, Kayamba rattle, violin and dumbak drum. The English title is I try my best to be kind. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Tatu Ali (Performer)Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Tatu Ali (Performer)Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | 1950/06/25 | Ali,Tatu Binti, East African, Folk, love, Nguja, Nyamwezi, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, ILAM | Traditional love song. Refer ILAM field card number D3F8
- Artist(s): Lucy Nyamangwe (Performer)Tonga girls (Performer) | Composer: Lucy Nyamangwe (Performer)Tonga girls (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Drum, Escorting, Folk, Malawi, Nyamangwe,Lucy, Nyasaland, Song, Song for the married couple, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, wedding, ILAM | Song performed when escorting the bride to the husband's house. The song is accompanied by drums. ILAM field card number is D2E6
- Artist(s): Yao Girls (Performer) | Composer: Aginesi Mkwanda (Performer) | 1949/09/12 | Folk, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mkwanda,Aginesi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Dance song. Further details refer ILAM card no C5J30
- Artist(s): K Daniel (Performer) | Composer: K Daniel (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | Dance like Rhythm, Daniel,K., Folk, Guitar, Humorous, Mother, Nyanja, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | The song is about a child telling its mother how unique he or she is. Refer ILAM field card number E2C15
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