South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Ekuthuleni School Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1959-00-00 | Ekuthuleni School Choir, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zulu Recitation, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0096.
- Composer: Madinda ga Kabaka xylophone players of the Lubiri Palace (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/26 | East African, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Kampala, Lubiri Palace, Madinda ga Kabaka, Madinda xylophone, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3Q 6
- Artist(s): A group of Giryama men and women | Composer: Kenga wa Mwana (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/05/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Giryama, Giryama, Indigenous music, Kalifi, Kenga wa Mwana, Kenya, Namba dance, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3A 4
- Composer: Baca Men (Performer)A. Gxumisa (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Baca, Gxumisa,A., Indigenous music, Rattle, Southern African, Talking, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3463.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedGeorge Sibanda (Performer)Sibanda, G. (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Guitar, Indigenous music, Ndebele, Nguni, Sibanda, George, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0563-XYZ4667
- Artist(s): S Mondo (Performer)Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: S MondoNasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lament, Leprosy, Mondo,S., mourning, Nasuti Social Club, Ntongoli eight string lyre, Soga, Song, topical, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song about a leper who is lamenting his demise and loneliness. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y15
- Artist(s): S Mondo (Performer)Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: S MondoNasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Disease, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Leprosy, Mondo,S., Mournful, Nasuti Social Club, Ntongoli eight string lyre, Soga, Song, topical, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by the Ntongoli eight string lyre. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y15
- Composer: Edward Seruwagi (Performer)Edward Seruwagi (Composer) - Lyrics) | 1952/06/18 | Bottle, East African, Edward Seruwagi, Fox-trot, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kawempe, Mandolin, Rattle, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Translated English title - "Beautiful eyes." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3L 5
- Artist(s): Arusha men and women | Composer: Baiyani Medureki (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Arusha, Arusha, Arusha Baraza, Arusha District, East African, Indigenous music, Masai, Medureki,Baiyani, Osingolio dance song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Osingolio Londoiya - dance song for men and women. "Sing the chorus, you young men and women. For we are the brave of the country." While the girls sing the words of the chorus, the men sing the typical humming sounds in unison. A delightfully intricate song and not at all easy to follow on first hearing.
- Composer: Damballa Wedo Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Damballa Wedo Singers, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Rattle, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3732.
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