South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Haya people (Performer) | Composer: Felisiano Kamugula (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Drum, East African, Felisiano Kamugula, Folk music, Haya, Haya, Indigenous music, Love song, Nyoro, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record no. TP1837.
- Composer: Kamwema Jean (Composer) | 1952/01/26 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Elisabethville, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kamwema Jean, Swahili, ILAM | Town dance song, "Bikinya". For further details refer to ILAM card no. F1M1.
- Artist(s): Friends of Kamwena Jean (Performer) | Composer: Kamwema Jean (Performer and Composer) | 1952/01/26 | Belgian Congo, Birinya Dance, Central African, Congo, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk song, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kamwema Jean, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Town Dance. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1M-1
- Composer: Melany Mewarali (Performer)Mewarali, M. (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Melany Mewarali, Meru, Mewarali,M., Spell-breaking song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Folk music - Spell breaking song with Meru menand women.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7C16)
- Artist(s): Meru men and women (Performer) | Composer: Meru women and men (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Meru, Meru, Spell, Spell-breaking song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Simple melody which is sung. Further details refer to ILAM field card D7
- Artist(s): Meru men and women | Composer: Melany Mewarali (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chaga, East African, Indigenous music, Kapsabet, Kenya, Melany Mewarali, Meru, Meru, Spell, Spell-breaking song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2564.
- Artist(s): Wanga men (Performer) | Composer: Charles Wanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/11 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Lament, Luyia, Nyanza, Tsindeche leg bells, Wanga, Wanga, Wanga,Charles, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6H-11
- Artist(s): Wanga men (Performer) | Composer: Ochiengi Chitechi (Performer)Ochiengi Chitechi (Composer) | 1950/09/11 | Chitechi,Ochiengi, East African, Indigenous music, Indongoli lyre, Kenya, Nyanza, Praise song, Tsindeche leg bells, Wanga, Wanga, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6H-4
- Artist(s): Hanga men | Composer: Ochiengi Chitechi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | bells, Chitechi,Ochiengi, East African, Hanga, Hanga, Indigenous music, Indongoli lyre, Kenya, Lureko, Luya, North Nyanza, Praise song, Wanga Mumais, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2426.
- Artist(s): Wanga men (Performer) | Composer: Wanga, C. (Performer)Charles Wanga (Performer) | 1950/09/11 | bells, Clapping, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Lament, Leg bells, Luyia, Nyanza, Wanga, Wanga, Wanga,Charles, ILAM | Marabi town dance for men and women with leg bells and clapping. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6H11)
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