South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- 1900-01-00 | Chopi, Folk song, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila xylophone, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP4090.
- Composer: Mwale, L. (Performer)Lefati Mwale (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Bangwe, Board zither, Chewa, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mwale,Lefati, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Salima, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Zither, ILAM | Self delectative song with Bangwe (board zither). Translated English title - "Pay me, you white man of the Boma." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5B6).
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Luchenje Nyanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/29 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luchenje Nyanda, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, Wigasha dance, ILAM | Translated English title - "How do you do chief - we greet you by playing bells." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1760
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Luchenje Nyanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/07/29 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luchenje Nyanda, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, Wigasha dance, ILAM | Translated English title - "How do you do chief - we greet you by playing bells." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1761
- Artist(s): Michael RemiLuka KapulaBartalomeo MulungaStephen Mulunga | Composer: Stephen Mpwalala and Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1958-00-00 | Indigenous music, Kapula,Luka, Mpwalala,Stephen, Mulunga,Bartalomeo, Mulunga,Stephen, Northern Rhodesia, Remi,Michael, Southern African, Vocal, Wedding song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM reel number: A72.
- Composer: Children of the Mindola African School (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/13 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Kawambwa, Luunda, Mindola African School, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1E 7
- Composer: Rhokana Chokwe Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1965-00-00 | Central African, Chokwe, Folk music, Indigenous music, Rhokana Chokwe Choir, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3770.
- 1954/12/12 | East African, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Radio Club, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM library number: A10.
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi women (Performer) | Composer: Asha (Performer) | 1950/07/18 | Asha, Divination song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Migao, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Rattle, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Migao divination song with three conical drums and four gourd rattles. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4C7)
- Composer: Zulu men and women (Performer)Klwana (Composer) | 1955/01/27 | Ceremonial song, Ihubo song, Indigenous music, Klwana, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Translated English title - "Even those of the Mashobana." Further details refer ILAM field card number: H1D 3
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