South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Henga men (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedWedison Chihana (Performer) | 1949/08/11 | Chihana,Wedison, Clapping, Folk music, Henga, Henga, Hunting song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number: C4D-12
- 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 - "My son has gone to Johannesburg." Further details refer ILAM field card (C4X4).
- Composer: Kapenda, J. (Performer)John Kapenda (Performer) | 1949/08/01 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kapenda,John, Kitwe, Luvale, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Topical dance song for Mwaso dance with Luvale men and women, about a work shy man called Katenga. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3T13).
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Sanyenke Gethula (Performer) | 1950/07/29 | East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Sanyenke Gethula, Song, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Fighting song, unaccompanied. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4O4).
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Sanyenke Gethula (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Fighting song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Sanyenke Gethula, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1755
- Composer: Chopi people (Performer)Maditane waChiwangana (Composer) | 1949/06/09 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Maditane waChiwangana, Marimba, Mozambique, Orchestra, orchestral dance, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, ILAM | Orchestral dance music with Timbila xylophones. Further details refer ILAM field card number: CS-4
- Composer: Buthelezi Tribesman (Performer)Chief Gatsha Buthelezi (Leader)Composer not specified | 1963-00-00 | Buthelezi Tribesman, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, Folk music, Indigenous music, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0762.
- Composer: The Singer Sacred Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Choral music, Indigenous music, Johannesburg, Mixed voice Choir, Singer Sacred Choir, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Christian church hymn. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3826.
- Artist(s): Henga men (Performer) | Composer: E.M Gondwe (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Gondwe,E.M., Henga, Henga, Indigenous music, Love song, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Tumbuka love song, Further details refer to ILAM record no.TP1350
- Composer: Gondwe, E.M. (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Gondwe,E.M., Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Sketch, Southern African, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2733
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