South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Kankolongo Alidor (Performer) | 1952/02/09 | Central African, Chisanzhi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kankolongo,Alidor, Kasai, Likembe, Luba, Mbira, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with Chisanzhi Likembe (Mbira). Further details refer ILAM field card (F1X1)
- Composer: Kankolongo Alidor (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/02/09 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chisanzhi mbira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kankolongo,Alidor, Kasai, Luba, topical, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1X 1
- Composer: Kankolongo Alidor (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chisanzhi mbira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kankolongo,Alidor, Luba, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2629.
- Artist(s): Yelele Lunga (Leader)Nsenga women (Performer) | Composer: Yelele LungaNsenga women | 1949/08/29 | Central African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, love, Lunga,Yele, Lungu, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Song, Ten notes, Traditional music, Yelele, Zambia, ILAM | Love song accompanied by the ten note Kalimba mbira. The translated title is "I am enchanted when I look at Kalengele". Further details refer ILAM field card C4V19
- Artist(s): Medje men (Performer) | Composer: Tipoyi Canius (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952/08/07 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Medje, Medje, Medje, Tipoyi Canius, Work Song, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4I-8.
- Artist(s): Yao girls(Performer) | Composer: Linilesi Sadiki (Performer) | 1950/05/11 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Lineless Sadiki, Malawi, Nyasaland, Sadiki,L., Southern African, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Yao, Yao, Zomba, ILAM | Story song, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (DM7)
- Artist(s): Sililo, D. (Leader) | Composer: Patriotic Society Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/12 | Barotseland, Choral music, Clapping, Indigenous music, Lozi, Northern Rhodesia, Patriotic Society Choir, Sililo,D., Southern African, Story Song, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3934
- Artist(s): Davison Sililo (Leader) | Composer: Sons of Barotseland Patriotic Society Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/12 | Barotseland, Clapping, Davison Sililo, Folk song, Indigenous music, Lozi, Northern Rhodesia, Sons of Barotseland Patriotic Society Choir, Southern African, Story Song, Zambia, ILAM | Story song. Further details refer ILAM card number XYZ5996
- Composer: Hugh Tracey (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Indigenous music, Kalimba, Mbira, Southern African, Tracey, Hugh, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP4008
- Composer: Zhuake Masingi (Performer) | 1954/06/06 | Dance music, Indigenous music, Mandowa, Massinga, Mbira, Mozambique, Ndau, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Tumbling, Zhuake Masingi, ILAM | Tumbling dance tune for Mandowa dance with Mbira dza WaNdau. Further details refer ILAM field card (G1A5)
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