South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Luunda boys (Performer)A. Chipepa (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Chipepa,Ali, Folk music, Hunting song, Indigenous music, Luunda, Luunda, Mufulira, Mufulira Mine, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3484.
- Composer: Batwa women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/07/15 | Batwa, Central African, Clapping, East African, Folklore, Indigenous music, Party song, Ruanda, Rwanda, Shangugu, Urundi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3V 10
- 1900-01-00 | Drum, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kenya, Nairobi, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM CD number: BC76.
- Composer: Simoni Zambezi Chirumba (Performer) | 1949/09/21 | Drinking song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Nsansi, Portuguese East Africa, Sena, Simoni Zambezi Chirumba, Tete, Tonga, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. C5S10b.
- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys (Performer) | Composer: Kariuki Ndenderu (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kariuki Ndenderu, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Nairobi, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Njama dance song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D6T3.
- Artist(s): Kariuki Ndenderu and Kikuyu boys (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specified | 1950/09/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kiambu district, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Ndenderu, Kariuki, ILAM | A dance song, Njama for old men. "My daughter's hut is thatched with reeds and the bushy tails of cows". The song has ten verses, the first three repeated. The accent or stress on the ultimate syllable, instead of on the penultimate, might indicate mission influence in this song. Local linguists would be able to determine this point. Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6T 8
- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys | Composer: Kariuki Ndenderu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kariuki Ndenderu, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Njama Dance song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3613.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedKasongo Paul (Performer)Paul Kasongo (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Bottle, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kasai, Kasongo,Paul, Luba, Mbira, Republic of the Congo, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0495-ABC12624
- Artist(s): Wakwana Gerard (Performer)John Ouwerx (Performer)Ensemble Lolaka (Performer) | Composer: Wakwana GerardJohn OuwerxEnsemble Lolaka | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Bicycle horn, Central African, Congo, dance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ensemble Lolaka, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ouwerx,John, Popular music, Rhythm on bottle, Scraper, Song, Traditional music, Unusual, Wakwana Gerard, ILAM | Dance song accompanied by various instruments and the bicycle horn.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedKijambe Andre (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kasai, Kijamba Andre, Luba, Mbira, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, Shaker, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TPO490-ABC12602
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