South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Chaga men (Performer) | Composer: Lengare Sakarani (Composer)Chaga men (Performer) | 1950/10/04 | Chaga, Chaga, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Sakarani,Lengare, Shicheyere leg bells, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Praise and welcome song for the Mangi (Chief). Further details refer to ILAM field card D7E
- Artist(s): Chaga Men | Composer: Lengare Sakarani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chaga, Chaga, East African, Indigenous music, Marangu, Moshi, Praise song, Sakarani,Lengare, Shicheyere bells, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2474.
- Composer: Charles Kachisi (Leader)The Manyika Minstrels (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kachisi,Charles, Manyika, Manyika Minstrels, Sakubva Township, Shona, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Umtali, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1651Translated in English "Umtali is very hot, like a fire"
- Composer: Rhodesian Glee Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chinyanja, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Rattle, Rhodesian Glee Singers, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3408.
- Composer: Rhodesian Glee Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chinyanja, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Rattle, Rhodesian Glee Singers, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3412.
- Composer: R.L.D. Choir (Performer)Z.A. Chihota (Conductor)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chihota,Z.A., Chizezuru, East African, Indigenous music, R.L.D. Choir, Rattle, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3171.
- Composer: Vijana wa Mbeya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/07 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Nguja, Swahili, Vijana wa Mbeya, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1264
- Artist(s): M Banda (Leader)Portuguese East Africa Chopi Band (Performer) | Composer: M BandaPortuguese East Africa Chopi Band | 1966-00-00 | Banda,M., Call and response, Chopi, Chopi, Cyclical, Folk music, Indigenous music, Marimba, Martial, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Portuguese East Africa Chopi Band, Repetition, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | The introduction is a verbal and military like call and response rathern than singing. This section is followed by the marimbas
- Artist(s): Fomeni Faduko(Leader) | Composer: Chopi People (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | banjo, Chopi, Chopi, Faduko,Fomeni, Indigenous music, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1267
- Artist(s): Katinyane wa Katini (Leader) | Composer: Chopi people (Performer)Katini (Composer) | 1949/06/08 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Katini, Katinyane waKatini, Marimba, Mozambique, Orchestra, orchestral dance, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, ILAM | Orchestral dance song with Timbila xylophones. Further details refer ILAM field card number: CR-13
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