South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Lenje men and women | Composer: Waiti Fundenga (Performer) | 1949/08/15 | Broken Hill Mine, Dance song, Drum, Folk song, Indigenous music, Lenje, Lenje, Northern Rhodesia, rattles, Southern African, Waiti Fundenga, Zambia, ILAM | Translation: Come look children. Dance song for Sase dance for men and women. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. C4H9
- Artist(s): Soli men and women (Performer) | Composer: Mankalena Mandona (Performer) | 1949/08/24 | Drinking song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lusaka, Mankalena Mandona, Northern Rhodesia, Soli, Soli, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Drinking song with drums. Translated English title - "Sing fast." Further details refer ILAM card C4Q14
- Composer: Matthew Nkansu Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Lenje, Matthew Nkansu, Mourning song, Mumbwa Boma, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A5.
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Idi Selemani (Performer) | 1950/06/28 | Daressalaam, East African, Folk song, goblet Drum, Humorous, Idi Selemani, Indigenous music, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Translation:"Do not play with my love. I will wait for her till she grows up and is ready to marry me." Humorous song with goblet drum accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D3I8.
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Idi Selemani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/06/28 | Daressalaam, Drum, East African, Folk music, goblet Drum, Humorous, Idi Selemani, Indigenous music, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Translated English title - "Do not play with my love." Further details refer ILAM field card number: D3I-8
- Composer: Girls of Village of Mandoma (Performer)Composer not specified | 1958-00-00 | Bemba, Clapping, Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Madagascar, Mandoma village, Mandona, Wedding song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A71.
- Composer: Salisbury Male Voice Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Guitar, Indigenous music, Piano, Rumba, Salisbury Male Voice Choir, Shona, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3082.
- Composer: Ngoni Singers (Performer)M. Mwanza(Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luanshya, Mwanza,M., Ngoni, Ngoni Singers, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3482.
- Composer: Musekiwa Mate (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Guitar, Indigenous music, Mate,Musekiwa, Shona, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Vocal, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (Commercial Recordings) number: CR0094
- Artist(s): Ganda women (Performer) | Composer: Ludovico Mugerwa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/20 | Clapping, Drum, East African, Folk music, Ganda, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kampala, Mugerwa,Ludovico, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3N 1
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