South African Music Archive Project
Heroic song
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- Composer: Barrie Passelli Brothers (Performer)Barrie Passelli Brothers (Composer) | 1951/06/14 | banjo, Heroic song, Indigenous music, Paseli Brothers, Paseli,Bari, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Yao, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: E2K 15
- Composer: The King Cole Brothers (Performer) | 1951/06/14 | Folk song, Guitar, Heroic song, Indigenous music, King Cole Brothers, Salisbury, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | The song is said to be about the prophecies of the seen Chaminuka. Further details refer to ILAM card no. E2K-21.
- Composer: The King Cole BrothersComposer not specified | 1951/06/14 | Guitar, Heroic song, King Cole Brothers, Salisbury, South Rhodesia, Southern African, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2K-21.
- Composer: Kiplakat Arap Tanui (Performer)Kiplakat Arap Tanui (Composer) | 1950/09/09 | Heroic song, Kapsabet Nandi district Kenya, Kenyan, Nandi, Tanui, Kiplakat Arap, ILAM | Heroic song with Kipukandet, 6 string bowl lyre ((5 or 6 string pentatonic lyre used by Nandi tribe in Kenya, also known as Kibugantet and Chepkong.) This lyre is strummed like a guitar with the right hand, the left hand stopping the five strings, like the Bongwe zither of Nyasaland. This gave 2 chords. Notes 1, 3 and 5 and notes 2 and 4., The local hero Chepulon is a national legendary figure whose exploits are held up to the young men to emulate. In such ways are tribal manners and codes of behaviour instilled into the younger generation., The full recording is not available here.
- Composer: K. Daniel (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951/06/06 | Chinyanja, Daniel,K., Folk song, Guitar, Heroic song, Indigenous music, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Heroic song. Further details refer ILAM field card E2C-19
- Artist(s): K. Daniel (Performer) | Composer: K. Daniel (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | Chimyanya, Daniel,K., Folk music, Guitar, Heroic song, Indigenous music, Kora-Kora, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical Heroic. Further details refer to ILAM filed card E2C19
- Artist(s): Bukusu men (Performer) | Composer: Maunda Waliula (Performer)Maunda Waliula (Composer) | 1950/09/11 | Bukusu, Bukusu, East African, Heroic song, Indigenous music, Kenya, Litungu lyre, Luhengele inverted bowl, Nyanza, Waliaula,Maunda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6H-1
- Artist(s): Bukusu Men | Composer: Maunda Waliaula (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Bowl, Bukusu, Bukusu, East African, Heroic song, Indigenous music, Kenya, Litungu lyre, Lureko, Nairobi, Waliaula,Maunda, Wanga, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2415.
- Artist(s): Bakusa men | Composer: Maunda Waliaula (Composer) | 1950/09/11 | Bakusa, Bowl, Bukusu, East African, Heroic song, Indigenous music, Kenya, Litungu bowl, Luhengele inverted bowl, North Nyanza, Waliaula,Maunda, ILAM | Heroic song with Litungu bowl and Luhengele inverted bowl. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D6H1.
- Artist(s): Otieno, B. (Leader) | Composer: Arum, W. (Composer)Walter Arum (Composer) | 1950/09/12 | Arum,Walter, Choral music, East African, Heroic song, Kenya, Luo, Nyanza, Otieno,Benjamin, ILAM | Heroic song. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6I1)
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