South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Kipsigis men | Composer: Arap Ng'asura (Composer)Kipsigis men (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Drinking song, East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Ng'asura,Arap, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2103.
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men | Composer: Arap Ng'asura (Composer)Kipsigis men (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Drinking song, East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Ng'asura,Arap, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2103.
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men (Performer) | Composer: Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony (Performer)Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony (Composer) | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo lyre, Chepkwony,Kepkoske Arap, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Praise song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6L-1
- Artist(s): Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony with Kipsigis men | 1950/09/15 | Bowl lyre, Chepkongo bowl lyre, Chepkwony,Kepkoske Arap, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Praise song, Vocal, ILAM | A praise song with a Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre. The player flips the bridge of the lyre with a finger tip as he plays. The song is largely a repetition by the chorus of the words "olei yo lalei yo" a kind of "Hey - nonny - nonny."The singer also brings into his song the names of many places he has visited and likes in common with his audience.Both Kipsigis and Nandi are noted for their patriotism, their love of country as such, which they frequently express in song. This is comparitively rare with Bantu people who do not, as a rule, praise the beauty of the countryside and are mostly insensitive to scenery. Details from ILAM field card number: D6L 1
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men (Performer) | Composer: Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony (Performer)Kepkoske Arap Chepkwony (Composer) | 1950/09/15 | Bowl lyre, Chepkongo bowl lyre, Chepkwony,Kepkoske Arap, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Praise song, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6L 1
- Artist(s): Medje men (Performer) | Composer: Tipoyi Canius (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952/08/07 | Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Medje, Medje, Medje, Tipoyi Canius, Work Song, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4I-7.
- Artist(s): Onge Maina (Performer) | Composer: Asunga Okwela (Performer) | 1950/07/22 | Dance song, Dho Luo, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Iron, Kenya, Kisumu, Maina,Onge, Nyangile sound box, Okwela,Asunga, ILAM | Nyangile dance song. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4G8)
- Composer: Uliwa Choir (Performer)Charam B. Monthali (Conductor)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Charam B. Monthali, Chinyanja, East African, Indigenous music, Nyasaland, Rattle, Uliwa Choir, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3145.
- Composer: Ongeng (Performer)Obong (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/29 | East African, Folk music, Ganda, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kampala, Obong, Ongeng, Rattle, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3R 1
- Composer: Alfred (Composer)Dhola Men and Women | 1950-00-00 | Alfred, Dhola, Dhola, Drum, East African, Harp, Indigenous music, Lukiko, Mourning song, Orchestra, Pipe Band, Tororo, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2167.
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