South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Lomwe men (Performer) | Composer: Marembesa, D. (Performer)Dickson Marembesa (Performer) | 1949/09/16 | Blantyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lomwe, Lomwe, Makua, Malawi, Marembesa,Dickson, Nyasaland, Southern African, Story Song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Story song, unaccompanied with Lomwe men. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5N20)
- Composer: Wagenya Men and Women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/16 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk song, Indigenous music, Peddling song, Unaccompanied, Wagenya, Wagenya, ILAM | Peddling Song. Further details refer ILAM field card F4L-3
- Artist(s): Herero singers (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedKanane Puriza (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Clapping, Herero, Herero, Indigenous music, Kanane Puriza, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0407-ABC11134
- Artist(s): Bemba Men (Performer) | Composer: Philemon Kalela (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/19 | Bemba, Bemba, Folk song, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Philemon Kalela, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1K-1
- Composer: Kyomile Kabanyolekile (Performer) | 1950/08/06 | Bukoba, Clapping, Drum, Folk song, Haya, Indigenous music, Kyomile Kabanyolekile, Nyoro, Paddling song, Southern African, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Folk music -Paddling song with drums and clapping and accompanied by Haya me.Further details refer ILAM field card (D4X14)
- Composer: Ranuke Sibabula (Performer) Ranuke Sibabula (Composer) | 1967-00-00 | Basutoland, concertina, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Ranuke Sibabula, Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0624
- Artist(s): Bemba men (Performer) | Composer: Philemon Kalela (Performer) | 1952/01/19 | Bemba, Bemba, Folk music, Fort Rosebery, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Philemon Kalela, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Unaccompanied topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1K1
- Artist(s): Nkole men (Performer) | Composer: Razaro Kyamanwanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/08/17 | Ankole, Central African, Dance song, Drum, East African, Enjebajere Rattle, Entogoro dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nkole, Nkole, Nyoro, Razaro Kyamanwanga, Uganda, ILAM | Translated English title - "A girl as beautiful as a Congo girl." Further details refer ILAM field card number: D5I-9
- Composer: Razaro Kyamanwanga (Performer) | 1950/08/17 | Ankole, Central African, Dance music, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nkole, Nyoro, Rattle, Razaro Kyamanwanga, Uganda, ILAM | Entogoro dance song with drums and rattles and accompanied by Nkole men.Further details refer ILAM field card (D5I9)
- Artist(s): Nkole Men | Composer: Razaro Kyamanwanga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Birere, Drum, East African, Entogoro, Indigenous music, Mbarara, Nkole, Nkole, Nyoro, Rattle, Razaro Kyamanwanga, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1823
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