South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Mbilo Bundi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Bucheyeke dance, Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbilo Bundi, Nyamwezi, Shinyanga, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translated English title - "I have just met some woman who talked to me about an important matter." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1770
- Composer: Yao and Ngoni girls (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoni, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Southern African, Yao, Yao, ILAM | Pounding song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5M2b)
- Composer: Medje Men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/07 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Circumcision song and dance, Congo, Conical Drum, Cylindrical Drum, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk song, Indigenous music, Medje, Medje, Pod Drum, slit Drum, ILAM | Circumcision song and dance. Further details refer ILAM field card F4I-2
- Artist(s): Dakeni Makuwana (Leader) | Composer: Shangaan women (Performer)Dakeni Makwana (Composer) | 1949/05/25 | Bila, Clapping, Dakeni Makuwana, East African, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Song, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Translated English title - "Let me rest." Further details refer ILAM field card number: CH-3
- Artist(s): Philippa's friends | Composer: Engbaka Philippa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/29 | Aketi, Belgian Congo, Binga, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ekembe, Engbaka Philippa, Folk music, Indigenous music, Praise song, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4S-1.
- Artist(s): Lomwe men (Performer) | Composer: Magombo, W.N. (Performer) | 1949/09/17 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Lomwe, Lomwe, Magombo,W.N., Makua, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Story Song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied story song. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5O14)
- Composer: Mixed Choir of the Centro Associativo des Negres da Colonia da Mozambique (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/05/25 | East African, Indigenous music, Love song, Mixed Choir of the Centro Associativo des Negres da Colonia da Mozambique, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Ronga, Southern African, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translated English title - "I refuse." Further details refer ILAM field card number: CC-1
- Artist(s): Misiyasi Chulu (Performer) | Composer: Ositeni Phula (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/09/05 | Bangwe, Board zither, Chewa, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mesiyasi Chulu, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Ositeni Phula, Southern African, Story Song, Zither, ILAM | Story song with Bangwe board zither. Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5C-6
- Composer: Colwell Brothers (Performer)Ncwana (Composer) | 1954-00-00 | Colwell Brothers, Drum, Flute, Indigenous music, Ncwana, Southern African, Voice, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2892.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedAfrican Concertina Band (Performer) | 1946-00-00 | African Concertina Band, concertina, Dance music, Guitar, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Town dance, Zulu, Zulu dance, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0230-ABC604D
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