South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Juzele Chigoma (Leader) | Composer: Chimphala Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Chimphala Band, Dance song, East African, Gourd, Indigenous music, Juzele Chigoma, Malawi, Malipenga, Muganda, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Singing Gourd, Southern African, ILAM | Muganda dance song with Malipenga singing gourds and three bass drums. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1339
- Artist(s): Tonga men (Performer) | Composer: Chirwa, M. (Performer)Mutika Chirwa (Performer) | 1949/08/11 | Chirwa,Mutika, Dance music, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luanshya, Muwuso song, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, Zambia, ILAM | Muwuso song for Malipenga dance with Tonga men. Further details refer ILAM field card (C4D14)
- Composer: Bekyibei Arap Mosonik (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kibugandet lyre, Kipsigis, Lament, Mosonik,Bekyibei Arap, Praise song, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2162.
- Artist(s): Nyanja people (Performer) | Composer: Nyanja people (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Clapping, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Singing game, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Translated English title - "Choose now." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1467
- Composer: Meriki Fumbe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951/06/06 | Bangwe, Bulawayo, Folk music, Homorous, Indigenous music, Meriki Fumbe, on board zither with ten strings, Petrol thin resonato, Sena, South Rhodesia, Southern African, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2C-9.
- Composer: Ndibu soldiers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/02 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Initiation song, Ndibu, Ndibu, Rattle, Republic of the Congo, Thysville, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4F 6
- Artist(s): Toro Boys | Composer: George Kanyamu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/24 | Clapping, East African, Folk song, George Kanyamu, Indigenous music, Kanyamu,G., Kenya, Nyoro, Party song, Toro, Toro, ILAM | Party Song. Further details refer ILAM record field number XYZ5555
- Composer: George Kanyamu (Performer)Kanyamu, G. (Performer) | 1950/09/24 | Central African, Clapping, Folk song, Fort Portal, George Kanyamu, Indigenous music, Kanyamu,G., Nyoro, Toro, Uganda, ILAM | Folk song - party song with Toro boys and clapping.Further details refer ILAM field card (D6U1)
- Composer: Girls at Blantyre Mission (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Blantyre Mission, Central African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Yao, Zulu, ILAM | Song story sung by girls at Blatyre mission. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5M5a.
- Composer: Girls at Blantyre Mission (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Blantyre Mission, Central African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Yao, Zulu, ILAM | Song story sung by girls at Blatyre mission. Further details refer to ILAM card no. C5M5c.
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