South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: J. M. Shumba (Composer)January Murrenga Shumba (Performer) | 1957/08/08 | Guitar, Indigenous music, Nostalgic song, Shumba,January Murrenga, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translation: The bush has given me my poverty. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard number L2L-8.
- Composer: Tonga women and girls (Performer) | 1955/10/11 | Bilene, Clapping, Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Hlanganu, Indigenous music, Macia, Masesa, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Whistle, ILAM | Dance song for Masesa dance with a rattle, clapping, drumming and whistle. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1R7)
- Composer: Tonga girls (Performer) | 1955/10/11 | Bilene, Clapping, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Hlanganu, Indigenous music, Macia, Masesa, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Whistle, ILAM | Dance song for Masesa dance with clapping, drumming and whistle. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1R11)
- Composer: Saadani Abdu Kandaro (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Daressalaam, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mashairi, Nguja, Poetry, Saadani Abdu Kandaro, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Mashairi Song Poems. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP1693
- Composer: Bakxaga Singers (Performer)Johannes Shai (Composer) | 1967-00-00 | Aotoharp, Bakxaga Singers, Indigenous music, Limoppo, Northern Transvaal, Pedi, Shai,Johannes, South Africa, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0629
- Composer: Shabani Raphael (Performer)John Ouwerx (Performer)La Rosette Ensemble (Performer) | 1965-00-00 | banjo, Burundi, Central African, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, La Rosette Ensemble, Mandoline, Ouwerx,John, Rattle, Rhythm Stick, Shabani Raphael, Shaker, Swahili, Usumburu, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0961
- Artist(s): Siri Musonzo (Performer - rattle) | Composer: Rwatara, S. (Performer -mbira) | 1951/06/06 | Indigenous music, Kwatara,S., Mbira, Muhera, Musonzo,Siri, Rattle, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Spirit song, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Song calling on the Mondoro spirits. Further details refer ILAM field card (E2C22)
- Artist(s): Bandani (Leader) | Composer: Mayogo men and women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/05 | Bandani, Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gbe-kombi mbira, Indigenous music, Kombi mbira, Mayogo, Paulis, Republic of the Congo, Yogo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4H 6
- Composer: The Wesley House Quartette of Fort Hare (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Hymn, Indigenous music, Piano, Rattle, Southern African, Wesley House Quartette of Fort Hare, Xhosa, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3093.
- Composer: Wilberforce Institute Singers (Performer)F. H. Gow (Conductor)Composer not specified | 1940-00-00 | F. H. Gow, Folk music, Gow,F.H., Indigenous music, Sotho, Southern African, Wilberforce Institute Singers, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3748.
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