South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Karanga Tribe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1929-00-00 | Bikita, Folk music, Indigenous music, Karanga, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A67.
- Composer: The Chipika singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1958-00-00 | Chikaranga, Chipika Singers, East African, Indigenous music, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3740.
- Composer: Japhet Zimba (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Japhet Zimba, Kalimba, Malawi, Mbira, Mzimba, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Self delectative song. Futher details refer ILAM fieldcard D2B-13.
- Artist(s): H. Chimula (Performer) | Composer: G. Chimpele (Composer/Performer) | 1952/02/21 | Accordion, Chimpele,G., Chimula,H., Guitar, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Zomba, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F2B-1
- Artist(s): Muzinyonge Mwanza (Leader) | Composer: Composer not specifiedKunda men and women (Performer) | 1949-00-00 | Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kacokoca, Kunda, Kunda, Lala, Mwanza,Muzinyonge, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Southern African, Swaka, Zambia, ILAM | Kacokoca dance music. Further detail refer ILAM shellac record number: TP0670-XYZT4040
- Composer: Kunda Dancers (Performer)M. Mwanza (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kacokoca Dance song, Kunda, Kunda, Mufulira, Mufulira Mine, Mwanza,Muzinyonge, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3530.
- Artist(s): Luunda men (Performer) | Composer: Zenzi, G. (Performer)Gibsoni Zenzi (Performer) | 1952/01/10 | Bottle, Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luunda, Luunda, Mwinilunga, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, Zenzi,Gibsoni, ILAM | Sikinta dance song with struck bottles. Translated English title - "The child lost in the forest." Further details refer ILAM field card (F1B1)
- Composer: Gibsoni Zenzi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/10 | Folk song, Indigenous music, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, Sikinta Dance Song, Southern African, Struck bottles, Zambia, Zenzi,Gibsoni, ILAM | Sikinta Dance Song . Further details refer ILAM field card number XYZ5972
- Artist(s): Sukuma men | Composer: Mwikuru kija (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Mwikuru Kija, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Wigasha, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1462
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Mwikuru kija (Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mwikuru Kija, Nyamwezi, Shinyanga, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translation: aba Mabale you have been deceived. Wigasha dance song for men and women. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D4H4
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