South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Pancras Mkwawa (Performer)Anselm P. Mkwawa (Performer)Mkwawa (Performer) | 1950/06/14 | Anselm P. Mkwawa, East African, Folk music, Hehe, Indigenous music, Iringa, Ligombo, Mkwawa, Mourning song, Pancras Mkwawa, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Folk music - Mourning song with Ligombo tube Zither (6 strings).Further details refer ILAM field card (D2U8)
- Composer: Saidi Funika (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Indigenous music, Mbira, Nguja, Saidi Funika, Southern African, Swahili, Zanziba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1651
- Composer: Saidi Funika (Performer) | 1950/07/03 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Marimba, Mbira, Nguja, Saidi Funika, Shirazi, Swahili, Zanzibar, ILAM | Instrumental tune for Marimba Madogo - Mbira . Further details refer ILAM field card (D3N2)
- Composer: Saidi Funika (Performer)Mzee Juma (Performer) | 1950/07/03 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Marimba, Mbira, Mzee Juma, Nguja, Raha Leo, Saidi Funika, Swahili, Zanzibar, ILAM | Folk music - Instrumental tume with Marimba Madogo (Mbira) and Shirazi men.Further details refer ILAM field card (D3N2)
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Idi Selemani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Hiyari ya moyo dance, Idi Selemane, Indigenous music, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Translated English title - "We are talking, yes!" Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1564
- Artist(s): Ila men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedTimoti Nakasakwe (Performer) | 1949/08/11 | Chingande, Dance song, Drum, Folk music, Ila, Ila, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Timoti Nakasakwe, Zambia, ILAM | Chingade dance music. Translated English title - "Come and see us work the jack-hammers." Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4D-6
- Composer: Xhosa women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1957/05/10 | Ciskei, Clapping, Eastern Cape, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lullaby, Ngaika, South Africa, Southern African, Transkei, Vocals, Xhosa, Xhosa, ILAM | Translated English title - "Hush baby." Further details refer ILAM field card number: L1K 10
- Artist(s): Oroclos (Performer) | Composer: C. Ombiza (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/20 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ngwana, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Stanleyville, Stick, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Rumba music. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F4O-8.
- Artist(s): Ombiza Charles | Composer: Oroclos (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Swahili, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2761.
- Artist(s): Sukuma men and women (Performer) | Composer: Lugingisi Mwanaguthondo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Lugingisi Mwanaguthondo, Nyamwezi, Shinyanga, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Threshing Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR100
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