South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Bemba boys (Performer) | Composer: Edward Bwalya (Performer) | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Clapping, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance music. Translated English title - "The bird cries for the pall bearers." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0689
- Artist(s): Bemba boys (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedEdward Bwalya (Performer) | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Clapping, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance music. Translated English title - "The bird cries for the pall bearers." Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0690
- Artist(s): Edward Bwalya (Leader)Bemba young men (Performer) | Composer: Edward BwalyaBemba young men | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Central African, Cylindrical Drum, dance, death, Double headed and laced, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Traditional music, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance song for young men and women. The translated title is "The bird cries for the pall bearers".
- Composer: Wemba and Luunda boys (Performer) | 1949/07/22 | Bemba, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kawambwa, Luunda, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Story Song, Wemba, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Story song by Wemba and Luunda boys at Luapula Leprosy Settlement. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3J1).
- Composer: Chalwe Chasya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Bisa, Chalwe Chasya, Folk music, Indigenous music, Praise song, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A5.
- Artist(s): Johnnie Murethe Wambu (Performer)Kibunga Waita (Performer) | 1952/06/08 | Accordion, Dance song, East African, Embu, Folk music, Indigenous music, Johnnie Murethe Wambu, Kengere struck iron, Kenya, Kibunga Waita, Kikuyu, Mwamboko dance, Struck iron, ILAM | A Mamboko dance song with accordian and struck iron. The "struck iron" was an old starter ring from the flywheel of a car. It is necessary to have a circular or 'S' shaped piece of metal for convenient playing of the double beat. The performer called it 'Kengere' or 'Beru' bell.The sweepers in Nairobi, they say, always come from Embu. Kibunga Waita, the iron player, was no exception. Elsewhere in Africa certain tribes tend to adopt one occupation exclusively.After hearing a few Kikuyu songs to the accompaniment of the iron and accordian, the listener who is not case hardened to the noise, may experience a singing in the ears for several hours afterwards.Listening to this kind of Kikuyu music is more a feat of endurance than an aesthetic pleasure.Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3H 4
- Artist(s): ET Mensah (Leader)ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | Composer: ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | 1958-00-00 | dance, Drum, Guitar, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Mensah,E.T., Popular music, Rhythm sticks, Rumba, Saxophones, Tempos Band, West African, ILAM | Dance performed by a small band of musicians
- Artist(s): Nyoro men (Performer) | Composer: Stephen Kaholya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/08/25 | Bunyoro, Central African, Dance song, East African, Ebinyege gourd leg rattle, Engwara gourd horn, Engwara n'orunyege dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kaholya,Stephen, Nyoro, Nyoro, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D5Q-2
- Composer: Dutch Reformed Church Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1946-00-00 | Basutoland, Choral music, Dutch Reformed Church Choir, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Mixed voice Choir, Sotho, Southern African, ILAM | Christian church hymn. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3850.
- Composer: Malinke young girls (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/03 | Drum, French Guinea, Guinea, Indigenous music, Malinke, Malinke, Republic of Guinea, Vocal, West African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1066
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