South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): N Makanya (Leader)The Bantu Glee Singers (Performer) | Composer: N MakanyaThe Bantu Glee Singers | 1900-01-00 | Bantu Glee Singers, Indigenous music, Makanya,Nimrod H., Marabi style, Mbube, Piano, Popular music, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Mbube style song accompanied by the piano
- Artist(s): Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Idi Selemani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Daressalaam, East African, Humorous, Idi Selemani, Indigenous music, Love song, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1563
- Artist(s): Nyamwazi Men and Women (Performer) | Composer: Idi Selemane (Performer) | 1950/06/25 | Dance song, East African, Folk song, Idi Selemani, Indigenous music, Love song, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Dance Song. Further details refer ILAM field card no D3F6
- Composer: Manyoni Zhou (Performer)Simoni Mashoko Shawa (Performer)Manyoni Zhou (Composer) | 1950/05/02 | Chilimanzi, Govera, Humorous, Indigenous music, Karanga, Shawa,Simoni Mashoko, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zhou,Manyoni, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "The thieves." Further details refer ILAM Field card number: DD 5
- Composer: Watoya Sizangi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | bell, East African, Gishu, Indigenous music, Lukiko, Silili lute, Topical song, Uganda, Watoya Sizangi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2261.
- Artist(s): Gishu men (Performer) | Composer: Wamimbi Magombe (Performer) | 1950/09/02 | Dance music, East African, Folk music, Gishu, Gishu, Horn, Imbalu, Indigenous music, Leg bells, Uganda, Wabimbi Magombe, Whistle, ILAM | Imbalu dance in which boys are warned of the pain associated with circumcision. The song is accompanied by Mungiri leg bells, a whistle and 1 side blown horn. Refer ILAM field card D6B5
- Artist(s): Gishu men | Composer: Wabimbi Magombe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | bells, East African, Gishu, Gishu, Horn, Imbalu circumcision dance, Indigenous music, Lukiko, Uganda, Wabimbi Magombe, Whistle, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2266.
- Composer: Sandei Yamvwa (Composer)Sunday Yamvara (Performer) | 1949-00-00 | Indigenous music, Lunda, Marimba, Ndembo, Ndimba, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Topical song, Xylophone, Yamwa,Sunday, Zambia, ILAM | Further detail refer ILAM shellac record number: TP0639-XYZ4018.2
- Composer: Sunday Yamowa (Composer)Masua Sipaita (Performer)Sunday Yamowa (Performer) | 1949/07/28 | Indigenous music, Lunda, Marimba, Ndembo, Ndimba, Northern Rhodesia, Sipaita,Masuwa, Southern African, Topical song, Xylophone, Yamwa,Sunday, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0638
- Composer: Lunda men (Performer)S. Yamvwa (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Lunda, Lunda, Mufulira, Mufulira Mine, Ndimba, Northern Rhodesia, S. Yamvwa, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3485.
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