South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Chopi boys (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/06/22 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance tune, East African, Indigenous music, Inharrime, Mkumbi, Mozambique, Pipe, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: CA-6
- Composer: Shangaan dancers (Performer) | 1955/03/06 | dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, South Africa, Southern African, Transvaal, trumpet, Whistle, Zebekwaya, ILAM | Third movement of a Zebekwaya dance occasionally accompanied by a trumpet sounding whistle. Refer ILAM field card H1H4
- Artist(s): Z. A. Chihota | Composer: R.L.D. Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chihota,Z.A., Chizezuru, Folk music, Indigenous music, R.L.D. Choir, Shona, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3166.
- Artist(s): Nine Njari players (Performer) | Composer: Gwawa Shumba (Performer)Shumba, G. (Performer) | 1949/10/15 | Drum, Folk music, Fort Victoria, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Njari, Njari, Shumba,Gwawa, Song for souls, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Song for Mazungu-Mashawi souls with drum and 10 Njari (Mbira). Further details refer ILAM field card (C6Q2)
- Artist(s): Willie Mani (Leader) | Composer: Merry Blue Birds (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/07 | Dance song, Indigenous music, Merry Blue Birds, Shangara, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Stamping, Willie Mani, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Shangara dance song with stamping. Further details refer ILAM field card number: DI-2
- Artist(s): Gwawa Shumba (Leader) | Composer: Karanga men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Folk song, Indigenous music, Karanga, Karanga, Mashawi song for souls, Mbira, Njari mbira, Shona, Shumba,Gwawa, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Vocal, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR0039
- Composer: Simfukire, D (Performer)David Simfukire (Performer) | 1949/08/20 | Bemba, Clapping, Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lungu, Lusaka, Mambwe, Northern Rhodesia, Simfukire,David, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Dance song for Ngwai dance for boys and girls. Further details refer ILAM field card no. C4M4.
- Artist(s): David Simfukire (Leader)Mambwe and Lungu young men (Performer) | Composer: David Simfukire (Leader)Mambwe and Lungu young men (Performer) | 1949/08/20 | Bemba, Clapping, dance, Indigenous music, Lungu, Lungu, Mambwe, Ngwai dance, Northern Rhodesia, Simfukire,David, Song, Southern African, Young men and women, Zambia, ILAM | Ngwai dance song performed by young men and women, accompanied by clapping. Refer ILAM field card C4M4
- Artist(s): Nourse Mines Basutos (Performer) | Composer: Nourse Mines Basutos | 1900-01-00 | Choir, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nourse Mines Basutos, Ramakhobotlo, recitative, Song, Sotho, South Africa, Southern African, Tin whistle, Traditional music, ILAM | Traditional song performed by a group of men
- Composer: Fabiao Dingani Mashawa (Performer) | 1955/10/11 | Bilene, East African, Fabiao Dingani Mashawa, Folk music, Hlanganu, Indigenous music, Macia, Mbira, Mbira dza WaNdau, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Self-delectative song with Mbira dza Ndau. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1R13)
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