South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Mwikwu kijo (Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mwadui Diamond Mine, Mwikuru Kija, Nyamwezi, Shinyanga, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Wigasha dance song for men and women. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D4H5
- Artist(s): Cowboy sisters | Composer: Cowboy Superman (Performer)Ndaba (Composer) | 1960-00-00 | Cowboy Sisters, Cowboy Superman, Indigenous music, Melody Music, Ndaba, Southern African, Vocal, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3695.
- Composer: Mujuta Mukumbi (Performer) | 1949/08/07 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kitwe, Lunda, Mujuta Mukumbi, Ndembo, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Dance song for Katalika dance with Lunda men and women. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3Z8).
- Artist(s): Lunda men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMujuta Mukumbi (Performer) | 1949/08/07 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Katakila, Lunda, Lunda, Mujuta Mukumbi, Ndembo, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Katakila dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3Z-8
- Composer: Lunda Singers (Performer)M. Mukumbi (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chibuluma, East African, Indigenous music, Katakila dance, Lunda, Lunda, M. Mukumbi, Northern Rhodesia, Rattle, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3511.
- Composer: Hodzi Katsukunya (Performer) | 1948/04/26 | Budya, Deze, Hodzi Katsukunya, Indigenous music, Madebe, Mtoko, Rattle, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Spirit song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Folk music spirit song with accompanimentFurther details refer ILAM field card (AM12)
- Composer: Composer not specifiedLosta Abelo (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Bottle, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Losta Abelo, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0519-ABC12483
- Composer: Simon Mashoko (Performer)Composer not specified | 1956-00-00 | Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Simon Mashoko, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Vocal, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0913
- Composer: Mulazhi Ronger (Performer) | 1952/02/01 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk song, Humorous, Indigenous music, Jadotville, Luvale \ Chokwe, Mbira, Mulazhi Ronger, Song, ILAM | Translated English title - "My mother is dead". Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1R1.
- Artist(s): Kasai women (Performer) | Composer: Eresina (Performer) | 1952/01/13 | Central African, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drinking song, Eresina, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kasai, Kasai, Luba, Southern Congo, ILAM | Drinking song with clapping. Translated English title - "Don't be afrid of an angry face." Further details refer ILAM field card (F1E1)
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