South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Domboshawa School boys (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/10/04 | Dombashawa School, Drum, Dumbell, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mutumba, Physical training song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Physical training song with Mutumba drum and dumbells. Translated English title - "The new thing." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C6F-5
- Composer: Teni Maposi (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Chopi, Dance music, East African, Indigenous music, Lenge, Maposi,Teni, Mozambique, Orchestra, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, ILAM | Orchestral dance song. Further details refer ILAM record number TP0135
- Composer: Chopi Ngodo Dancers (Performer)T. Maposi (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Chopi, Chopi Ngodo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Maposi,Teni, Mbira, South Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3468.
- Artist(s): Cabo Nkala(Leader) | Composer: Chopi People (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | Cabo Nkala, Central African, Chopi, Chopi, Drum, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Timbila, Vocal, Xylophone, Zavala, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1298
- Artist(s): Jafete Simbini Alexandra (Performer) | Composer: Jafete Simbini Alexandra | 1965-00-00 | dance, Guitar, Indigenous music, Jafete Simbini Alexandra, Man singing, Mandoline, Mozambique, Popular music, Portuguese, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Dance song accompanied by guitar and mandoline
- Composer: The Sea Waves Choir (Performer)Johanna Nkosi (Composer) | 1900-01-00 | Humorous, Indigenous music, Johanna Nkosi, Sea Waves Choir, Serolong, Sesotho, Sketch, Song, South Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Humorous sketch. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3838.
- Composer: The Belfast Ndebele Ministrels (Performer)Elijah Mtsweni (Leader)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Indigenous music, Mtsweni,Elijah, Ndebele, South Africa, Southern African, Tomo,Thoko, Traditional Wedding song, Transvaal, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3760.
- Artist(s): E Tamenti (Conductor)Rathsidi Baralong Singers (Performer) | Composer: E TamentiRathsidi Baralong Singers | 1900-01-00 | Botswana, E. Tamenti, Indigenous music, man, prayer, Rathsidi Baralong Singers, South African, Traditional music, Tswana, ILAM | Man praying.
- Composer: Mudanda Twana (Leader)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Flute, Guitar, Indigenous music, Likembe, Lingala, Mudanda Twana, Violin, West African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM CD number: BC45.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedMokete, T. (Performer) | 1948-00-00 | Basutoland, concertina, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Mokete,T., Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with concertina. Further details refer ILAM record TP0038-ABC272
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