South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Shangaan dancers (Performer)Patela (Leader) | 1955/03/06 | Folk music, Fourth movement of Zwebe-Kwaya dance, Indigenous music, Juija, Mozambique, Patela, Portugese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. H1H5.
- Artist(s): J Nganza (Performer)J Ouwerx (Performer)Ensemble Lolaka (Performer) | Composer: Joseph NganzaJohn OuwerxEnsemble Lolaka | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, bell, Central African, Chime, Congo, dance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ensemble Lolaka, Indigenous music, Nganza,Joseph, Ouwerx,John, Rattle, Song, Tin whistle, Traditional music, ILAM | Traditional dance song accompanied by various instruments.
- Artist(s): Joseph Silasi (Leader)Rhythm Experts Band (Performer) | Composer: Joseph SilasiRhythm Experts Band | 1950/10/15 | East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, One double bass, One saxophone, One set of Drum, Popular music, Rhythm Experts Band, Silasi,Joseph, Swahili, Traditional music, Two Guitar, Unrequited love, ILAM | Love song accompanied by western instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D7P1
- Composer: Achieug Mukunga (Performer)Achieug Mukunga (Composer) | 1952/09/28 | Alego, Central Nyanga, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Leg bells, Luo, Lyre, Mukunga,Achieug, Praise song, Thumb lyre, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card F5B-15
- Artist(s): Gishu men (Performer) | Composer: Wamimbi Magombe (Performer) | 1950/09/02 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Gishu, Gishu, Horn, Imbalu, Indigenous music, Mbale, Uganda, Wamimbi Magombe, Whistle, ILAM | Imbalu dance song in which boys are warned of the pain associated with circumcision. The song is accompanied by Mungiri leg bells, a whistle and 1 side blown horn. Refer ILAM field card D6B5a
- Artist(s): Gishu men | Composer: Wabimbi Magombe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | bells, East African, Gishu, Gishu, Horn, Imbalu circumcision dance, Indigenous music, Lukiko, Uganda, Wabimbi Magombe, Whistle, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2262.
- Composer: Habib bin Seliman (Performer) | 1950/08/05 | Bukoba, East African, Folk music, Habib Bin Seliman, Haya, Indigenous music, Nanga trough zithe, Nyoro, Recitative Legend, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record no. TP1845.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedHabib Bin Seliman (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Bukoba, East African, Habib Bin Seliman, Haya, Indigenous music, Ndebe, Nyoro, Tanganyika, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1696
- Composer: Habib Bin Seliman (Performer) | 1950/08/05 | Bukoba, East African, Folk music, Habib Bin Seliman, Haya, Indigenous music, Nanga, Nyoro, Recitative Legend, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Recitative legend with Nanga trough zither. Translated English title - "The angry man." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4W2).
- 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 TP0518-ABC12482
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