South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Bakoyene Nicolas (Leader)Ensemble Basengele Mbelo (Performer) | Composer: Bakoyene NicolasEnsemble Basengele Mbelo | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Call and response, Central African, Congo, dance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ensemble Basengele Mbelo, Indigenous music, Men singing, Nicolas,Bakoyene, Rhythm on bottle, Song, Traditional music, Ululating, ILAM | Traditional song accompanied by drums and rhythmic beats on a bottle.
- 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Luba, Rattle, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP4007.
- Composer: Yao and Ngoni girls (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lullaby, Malawi, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, Yao, ILAM | A series of lullabies. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5M1)
- Composer: R. Mseleku and Co (Performer)Composer not specified | 1946-00-00 | banjo, Dance song, Drum, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Mseleku,R., Natal, Piano, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, trumpet, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Dance song. Further details refer ILAM record TP0042-ABC264
- Artist(s): Yao men (Performer) | Composer: Ngoleka, G.P. (Performer) Composer not specified | 1949/09/16 | Divination song, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoleka,G.P., Nyasaland, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Yao, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5N-12
- Artist(s): Nandi boys | Composer: Paul Serebu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Clapping, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Moran dance song, Nandi, Nandi, Serebu,Paul, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2061.
- Composer: Bolongwa Juliana (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/01 | Bolongwa Juliana, East African, Indigenous music, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1089
- Composer: The Luanshya Springbok Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/09 | Band music, Dance Band, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Jive, Luanshya, Luanshya Springbok Band, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Yao, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1A 3
- Artist(s): Kaonde men and women (Performer) | Composer: Noah Laisi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/16 | Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Initiation song, Kaonde, Kaonde, Laisi,Noah, Luba, Northern Rhodesia, Shonongo, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Shonongo dance music. Translated English title - "Losa dancers." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C4I-2
- Composer: Yatma N'diaye (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/04/26 | Indigenous music, Ouolof, Senegal, Unaccompanied, Vocal, West African, Yatma N'diaye, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1060
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