South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Babu (Performer) | Composer: Mudumu (Performer)Zakaua (Performer) | 1933-00-00 | Babu, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Mudumu, Njari, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zakaua, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3717
- Composer: Mudumu (Performer)Babu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1933-00-00 | Babu, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Mudumu, Njari, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3718
- Composer: David Mdingi and CoComposer not specified | 1952-00-00 | David Mdingi, Indigenous music, Southern African, Vocal, Xhosa, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2969.
- Composer: African Dance Band of The Cold Storage (Performer)August Maarurgwa (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Cold Storage Commission of Southern Rhodesia African Dance Band, East African, Indigenous music, Msarurgwa,August, Rhodesia, Shona, Tsaba-tsebe Dance tunes, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2790.
- Composer: Nezala Shonga (Composer/Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Bango, Board zither, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mzimba, Nezala Shonga, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Tumbuka, ILAM | Translation: Let me feed the hungry bird. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D2A11.
- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys (Performer) | Composer: Kariuki Ndenderu (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kariuki Ndenderu, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Nairobi, Story Song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D6T2.
- Artist(s): Kikuyu Boys | Composer: Kariuki Ndenderu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Kariuki Ndenderu, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Nairobi, Story songs, ILAM | Alliance High School. Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2384.
- Composer: Albert Lokwa na Jarimo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/27 | Albert Lokwa na Jarimo, Alu, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Likembe mbira, Mahagi, Northern Congo, Republic of the Congo, Struck stick, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4C 7
- Composer: Robison Nanjwale (Performer)Jere Chikomba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chikomba,Jere, East African, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nangwale,Robison, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2732
- Artist(s): Wanga men (Performer) | Composer: Mutekete, D. (Performer)Daudi Mutekete (Performer) | 1950/09/11 | Drum, East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Horn, Indigenous music, Kenya, Mutekete,Daudi, Nyanza, Wanga, Wanga, ILAM | Fighting song for after fighting wth drum and horn. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6H13)
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