South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- 1949-00-00 | Dance song, Drum, Indigenous music, Luba, Lusembe, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Lusemde dance song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1219
- Artist(s): Duma men (Performer) | Composer: Shumba, J. (Performer)Jima Shumba (Performer) | 1949/10/14 | Bikita, Duma, Duma, Fighting song, Folk music, Huzi Bikita, Indigenous music, Karanga, Shumba,Jima, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Fighting song, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (C6P10)
- Artist(s): Francois Iyenga's friend (Performer) | Composer: Francois Iyenga (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/30 | Bandiya, Bondo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Francois Iyenga, Indigenous music, Likembe mbira, NorthCongo, Topical song, Zande, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4T-3
- Artist(s): Injini Macaya (Leader) | Composer: Composer not specifiedLuchazi men and women (Performer) | 1949/08/02 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Injini Macaya, Luchazi, Luchazi, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nyakasanga, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Nyakasanga dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3U-8
- Artist(s): Injini Macaya (Leader) | Composer: Composer not specifiedLuchazi men and women (Performer) | 1949/08/02 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Injini Macaya, Luchazi, Luchazi, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nyakasanga, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Nyakasanga dance music. Further information refer ILAM field card number: C3U-8
- Composer: Uliwa Choir of Nyasaland (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chihenga, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Nyasaland, Southern African, Uliwa Choir, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3425.
- Composer: Lu Myalo and his concertina (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/04 | Cape, Ceskei, concertina, Eastern Cape, Indigenous music, Lu Myalo, South Africa, Southern African, Transkei, Unaccompanied, Vocal, Xhosa, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1220
- Artist(s): Hehe men | Composer: Composer not specifiedLupemba Bhanga (Performer) | 1950/05/14 | Clapping, Drum, East African, Hehe, Hehe, Indigenous music, Ingala, Lupemba Bhanga, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Translatd in English "lazy people have no fields"Further details refer to ILAM filed card number XYZ6169
- Artist(s): Samson Mzamane(Leader) | Composer: Chopi People (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | Chopi, Chopi, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Samson Mzamane, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1274
- Composer: Soko, A. (Performer)Alefa Soko (Performer) | 1949/08/31 | Entertainment song, Folk music, Fort Jameson, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Mbira, Ngoni, Northern Rhodesia, Self-delectative song, Soko,Alefa, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Self delectative song with kalimba. Translated English title - "The owls hoot at night." Further details refer ILAM field card (C4X3).
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