South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Eriya Bakwasa (Performer)Eriya Bakwasa (Composer) | 1950/08/25 | Bunyoro, Central African, East African, Ekidongo harp, Eriya Bakwasa, Indigenous music, Nyoro, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D5Q-11
- Composer: Eria Rubanda (Performer) | 1950/08/17 | Ankole, Central African, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nkole, Nyoro, Rubanda,Eria, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Folk music - Topical song with drums and accompanied by Nkole men.Further details refer ILAM field card (D5I11)
- Artist(s): Nkole men (Performer) | Composer: Eria Rubanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/08/17 | Ankole, Central African, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nkole, Nkole, Nyoro, Rubanda,Eria, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Translated English title - "The machine (rickshaw) is eating up the road." Further details refer ILAM field card number: D5I-11
- Artist(s): Nkole Men | Composer: Eria Rubanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Birere, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Mbarara, Nkole, Nkole, Nyoro, Rubanda,Eria, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1830
- Composer: Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele (Composer/Performer) | 1952/08/20 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Henri (de Bon Coeur) Bembele, Indigenous music, Ngala, Stanleyville, Stick, ILAM | Rumba music. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F4O-10.
- Composer: Zomba Youth Club (Performer)L. Maonga (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | banjo, Bass Drum, Concert song, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zomba, Zomba Youth Club, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3494.
- Composer: Beti Kamanga (Performer and Composer) | 1950/05/29 | Bangwe, Bangwe raft zither, East African, Indigenous music, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Nyasaland, Raft zither, Southern African, Strings, Tonga, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number D2E 17
- Composer: Joshua Omwami (Performer)John Manyasi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/09 | Bukanga district, Bunyore, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, John Manyasi, Joshua Omwami, Kenya, Legbell, Litungu box lyre, Luya, Praise song, Ragoli, Rattle, ILAM | Praise song with Litungu lyre, 7 string leg bells and gourd rattle. The lyre was played horizontally with the right hand plucking the group of four strings near the bridge. The left hand extended to pluck the group of three strings near the crossbar. The scale was - 416,352, 304, 268, 248, 232, 208 vs. The lyre is used more as a rhythmic base rather than a melodic instrument, though the player can and indeed frequently does play the melody. Details from ILAM field card number: F3K 1
- Artist(s): Drummers of the Mwami of Ruaunda (Performer) | Composer: Joshua Omwami (Performer) | 1952/06/09 | Bukanga, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Joshua Omwami, Kenya, Legbells, litungu, Luyia, Lyre, Mwami (Rwaunda), Nairobi, Ragoli, Rattle, ILAM | Praise song with litungu, legbells and gourd rattle accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. F3K1.
- Artist(s): Noty Ndwambe (Performer) | Composer: Noty Ndwambe | 1965-00-00 | Cyclical, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbira, Ndwambe,Noty, Repetition, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Venda, ILAM | Song accompanied by mbira although the label identifies the instrument as a Venda Auto Harp
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