South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Children of the Mindola African School (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/13 | Canoe song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kazembe, Luunda, Mindola African School, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1E 6
- Composer: Girls at Blantyre Mission (Performer) | 1949/09/15 | Blantyre, Blantyre Mission, Central African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Ngoni, Nyasaland, Pounding song, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Two pounding songs sung by Blatyre Mission girls. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. C5M3a.
- Artist(s): Lili (Leader)Nebaliya (Leader) | Composer: Mayogo girls (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/05 | Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lili, Mayogo, Nebaliya, Party song, Paulis, Republic of the Congo, Yogo, ILAM | Translated English title - "I take a walk." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4H 10
- Composer: Charles Ombiza (Performer)Charles Ombiza (Composer) - lyrics) | 1952/08/20 | Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Friction stick, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ngala, Ombiza,Charles, Republic of the Congo, Rumba, Stanleyville, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4O 5
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi women (Performer) | Composer: Pili Bin Juma (Performer) | 1950/07/18 | Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kumba, Luba, malimba, Manyanga, Marimba, Nyamwezi, Peli Bin Juma, Rattle, Songe, Xylophone, ILAM | Kumba dance song for men and women with Malimba xylophone and Manyanga basket rattle. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4C8)
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi women | Composer: Peli Bin Juma (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kumba Dance song, Luba, Marimba, Nyamwezi, Peli Bin Juma, Rattle, Songe, Xylophone, ILAM | Kumba Dance song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record TP1706
- Composer: Chopi girl and chorus (Performer)Composer not specified | 1955/10/01 | Chopi, Chopi, East African, Indigenous music, Inharrime, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Story Song, Tonga, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: H1K14 & MS 10
- Composer: Lulua women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/08/09 | Belgian Congo, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Mourning song, Republic of the Congo, Southern African, Wake song, Zaire, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4B-8
- Composer: Kabale (Performer) | 1948/05/07 | Folk song, Indigenous music, Kabale, Mapanza, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Story Song, Tonga, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music story song.Further details refer ILAM field card (AX25)
- Composer: Sikazinga, R (Performer)Richard Siikazinga (Performer) | 1949/08/20 | Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, Sikazinga,Richard, Southern African, Tonga, Zambia, ILAM | Drinking song with Tonga men. Accompanied by sticks struck on an axe handle. Further details refer ILAM field card no. C4M11.
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