South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Jadoiville, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Swahili, Town dance, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2631.
- Composer: Mamba Desire (Performer) | 1957/07/29 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chisanzhi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk song, Indigenous music, Jadotville, Luba, Lulua, Mamba Desire, Rattle, ILAM | Greeting song for a chief or notable. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard number L3D12.
- Composer: The Dundee Wandering Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1943-00-00 | Dundee Wandering Singers, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Piano, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Mbube strutting type song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3821.
- Composer: Bolongwa Juliana (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/01 | Bolongwa Juliana, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1089
- 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: CR2760.
- Artist(s): Lenje men and women (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedTesina Ndende (Performer) | 1949/08/05 | Burial song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lenje, Lenje, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Tesina Ndende, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3X-8
- Composer: Lenje Singers (Performer)T. Ndende (Leader)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Burial song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lenje, Lenje Singers, Nkana, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, T. Ndende, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3527.
- Composer: Nkunta, D. (Performer) | 1949/07/30 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Lala, Mufulira, Nkunta,D., Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Swaka, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Mbeni dance song with Kalimba accompaniment. Further details see ILAM field card (C3R4).
- Composer: Jean Bosco Mwenda (Performer)Jean Bosco Mwenda (Composer) | 1905/05/04 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Struck bottle, Swahili, Tanzania, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1161
- Composer: Timothee Tibo Essombe (Performer)Bakoko (Composer) | 1900-01-00 | Bakoko, Drum, Guitar, Indigenous music, Rattle, Southern African, Timothee Tibo Essombe, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3766.
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