South African Music Archive Project
Humorous
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- Artist(s): Louis Mellito (Leader) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer) | 1950/07/11 | Band music, Daressalaam, East African, Gourd, Guitar, Humorous, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Rattle, Rumba, Song, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Swahili Rumba - humorous song with one mandoline, three guitars and two gourd rattles. Translated English title - "You, Mwajuma, have turned me down." Further details refer ILAM field card (D3V4)
- Artist(s): Louis Mellito (Leader) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer) | 1950/07/11 | Band music, East African, Gourd Rattle, Guitar, Humorous, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Rattle, Rumba, Song, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Rumba-Humourous Song. Further details refer ILAM field card noD3V4
- Artist(s): Sunderland String Band (Performer)Leader Louis Mellito (Performer) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer)Leader Louis Mellito (Performer) | 1950/07/11 | Call and response, Chorus sung by children, Clapper sticks, dance, East African, gourd rattles, Guitar, Humorous, Male singing, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Song, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Swahili rumba, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Wind instrument, ILAM | Rumba dance song accompanied by various instruments. The English title is You Mwajuma have turned me down. Refer ILAM field card number D3V4
- Composer: Feliciano Gomes (Composer/Performer) | 1950/10/30 | Gomez,Feliciano Muntano, Guitar, Humorous, Makwakwa, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Song, Southern African, Tswa, ILAM | Humourous song. Further details refer ILAM field card (D8E1)
- Artist(s): Gremio Civil Chaimite (Performer)Leader Feliciano Gomez (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Gremio Civil Chaimite (Performer)Leader Feliciano Gomez (Composer/Performer) | 1950/10/30 | Folk, Gomez,Feliciano Muntano, Gremio Civil Chaimite, Guitar, Humorous, Makwekwe, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Song, Southern African, traditional, Tswa, ILAM | Humorous song accompanied by three guitars. Refer ILAM field card number D8E1
- Artist(s): 2 Chokwe Women | Composer: Mulaji Ronger (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chokwe, Chokwe, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Humorous, Indigenous music, Kisazhi mbira, Luvale, Mulaji Ronger, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2780.
- Composer: Evaristo N. Muyinda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/29 | East African, Evaristo N. Muyinda, Folk music, Ganda, Humorous, Indigenous music, Masaka, Nango horizontal harp, Song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3R 8
- Composer: Meriki Fumbe | 1951/06/05 | Bulawayo Location, Folk song, Humorous, Indigenous music, Meriki Fumbe, Sena, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, Zither, ILAM | A humorous song of Sena, Portuguese East Africa origin with Bangwe accompaniment.
- Composer: Meriki Fumbe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951/06/05 | Bangwe board zither, East African, Humorous, Indigenous music, Meriki Fumbe, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, resonato, Sena, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: E2B 21
- Composer: Manyoni Wanyamande (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/10/11 | Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Karanga, Manyoni Wanyamande, Mbira, Njari, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Humorous song with Njari mbira. Translated English title - "Gombahari the jealous husband." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C6M-10
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