South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Nyasaland Yao Tribe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nyasaland Yao Tribe, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3668.
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Entertainment song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "I am thin now." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A8).
- Artist(s): Benson Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Nyanja men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Dance song, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Muganda, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Benson, Southern African, ILAM | Muganda dance song with two bass drums. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1336
- Artist(s): Benson Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Chewa men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/19 | Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lilongwe, Malawi, Muganda dance, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Benson, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: DU 6
- Composer: Composer not specifiedAfrican Melodians (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | African Melodians, Dance music, Drum, Indigenous music, Shona, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0421-ABC11652
- Composer: Girls of St Annes College (Performer) | 1948/05/06 | Drinking song, Folk song, Indigenous music, Mapanza, Mapanza C. Kabudula, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, St. Anne's College, Tonga, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music drinking song for womenFurther details refer ILAM field card (AW18)
- Composer: Gethonosa Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1928-00-00 | Gethonosa Choir, Guitar, Indigenous music, Shangaan, South Africa, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3594.
- Composer: Nontwintwi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1957/05/10 | bow, Ciskei, Eastern Cape, Folk music, Hadi bow, Indigenous music, Ngaika, Nontwintwi, South Africa, Southern African, Transkei, Vocals, Xhosa, ILAM | Translated English title - "I was in love with a ne'er do well." Further details refer ILAM field card number: L1K 3
- Artist(s): Jita men (Performer) | Composer: Matigo, J. (Performer)James Matigo (Performer) | 1950/07/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Jita, Jita, Kwaya, Marimba, Matigo,James, Musoma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Xylophone, ILAM | Dance song for men and women with Jita men and 12 note Marimba. Translated Enlish title - "The Aircraft." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4H15)
- Artist(s): Jita men (Performer) | Composer: James Matigo (Performer) | 1950/07/23 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Jita, Jita, Kwaya, Matigo,James, Mbira, Musoma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Dance song for men and women with Mbira. Translated English title - "The aircraft." Further details refer ILAM field card (D4H15).
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