South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Cowboy Superman & Co (Performer)S. Naba (Composer) | 1960-00-00 | Cowboy Superman, Indigenous music, S. Naba, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3762.
- Composer: Impamphala School Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Folk music, Impamphala School Choir, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0001.
- Artist(s): The pirate coons (Performer) | Composer: The pirate coons | 1960/01/01 | Ballad style, Folk music, Indigenous music, Male Choir, Piano, Pirate Coons, Slow moving, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Xenophobia, Zulu, ILAM | Traditional song performed by a male choir. The translated title is "Our country is being devoured by birds (foreigners)"
- Composer: George Sibanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Indigenous music, Ndebele, Sibanda, George, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number CR1330.
- Composer: Mameyigudi and his dancers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Call and response, Drum, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Mameyigudi, Natal, Shouting, South Africa, Southern African, Vocal, Whistle, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number CR0694
- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys (Performer) | Composer: Kang' ethe Nduati (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kang' ethe Nduati, Kenya, Kigamba leg rattle, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Leg rattle, Nairobi, ILAM | Muthuu dance song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D6T1.
- Composer: Francis Muyambo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Francis Muyambo, Indigenous music, Mbira, Mount Silinda, Ndau, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2395
- Composer: Durban Evening Birds (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Durban Evening Birds, Indigenous music, Male voice Zulu Choir, Mbube dance, Piano, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0582
- Composer: Hassani and Munyoso (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | East African, Guitar, Hassani, Indigenous music, Malawi, Munyoso, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Struck bottle, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0991
- Artist(s): Two Sena women (Performer) | Composer: Simoni Zambezi Chirumba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/09/21 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbira, Mozambique, Njole, Nsansi, Portuguese East Africa, Sena, Sena, Simoni Zambezi Chirumba, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Nlole dance music with Nsansi mbira. Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5S-7
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