South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Zulu people (Performer)Composer not specified | 1939-07-00 | Dance song, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3929
- Composer: The Dundee Wandering Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Dundee Wandering Singers, Guitar, Indigenous music, Rattle, Rumba, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3226.
- Artist(s): Chandaruwa Waya and Giryama men | 1950-00-00 | Chandaruwa Waya, East African, Folk music, Ginyama, Giryama, Gourd horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba raft rattle, Kenya, Malindi district, Nika, Whistling, ILAM | A Msego mourning dance song with Kayamba raft rattles, a gourd horn and whistling. This Msego dance started with the sound of the horn, followed by the leader of the group who sings the first verse. This is repeated by the dancers whistling the melody twice over after which the dance proper begins with rattles. Details from ILAM field card D7N - 7 & 8
- Artist(s): Giriyama men | Composer: Chandaruwa Waya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chandaruwa Waya, East African, Ginyama, Giriyama, Horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba rattle, Kenya, Malindi, Msengo mourning dance, Nyika, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2462.
- Artist(s): John Ouwerx (Performer)Ensemble Lolaka (Performer)Wakwana Gerard (Performer) | Composer: Wakwana GerardJohn Ouwerx | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clave rhythm, Congo, dance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ensemble Lolaka, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ouwerx,John, Popular music, Rhythm on bottle, Rhythm sticks, Scraper, Song, Wakwana Gerard, ILAM | Dance song accompanied by various instruments.
- Composer: Yelele Lungu (Performer) | 1949/08/29 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Love song, Lungu,Yelele, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0300-XYZ4449
- Artist(s): Yele Lungu (Leader) | Composer: Nsenga women (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Indigenous music, Kalimba, Love song, Lunga,Yele, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Nsenga, Southern African, Vocal, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (Commercial Recordings) number: CR0079
- Artist(s): Karanga / Duma woman and men (Performer) | Composer: Muchuru Zhou (Performer)Zhou, M. (Performer) | 1949/10/13 | Duma, Duma, Folk music, Indigenous music, Karanga, Karanga, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Story Song, Unaccompanied, Zaka, Zhou,Muchuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Story song, unaccompanied with Duma men. Translated English title - "The sun is setting, wake up." Further details refer ILAM field card (C6O5)
- Composer: Manyika Highlanders (Performer)Composer not specified | 1945-00-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Manyika, Manyika Highlanders, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Threshing Song, Ululating, Unaccompanied, Vocal, Work Song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (Commercial Recordings) number: CR0124
- Composer: Boys from St Peter's School, Kampala (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/18 | Clapping, Drum, East African, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kampala, Kampala, St Peter's School, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3L 7
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