South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Charondet Arap Ng'asura and Kipsigis men | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo bowl lyre, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Ng'asura, Charondet Arap, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre. Chemirocha the mystical singer, (based on Jimmy Rodgers, the American guitarist) is at Kericho, they say. 'Why'. He is said to have visited a friend of his at Ituna! The similarity of the two instruments, the guitar and the local lyre has given rise to the legend of this wandering player whose records have been heard, but whose presence is a mystery. The young men having sung this version of Chemirocha said that it was really their sisters' song, but they were too shy to sing it. Eventually the girls were persuaded to sing and gave us the next version.Details from ILAM field card number: D6L 19
- Artist(s): Chemutoi Ketienya with Kipsigis girls | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo bowl lyre, East African, Humorous, Indigenous music, Kenya, Ketienya, Chemutoi, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Song, ILAM | A humorous song with Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre. The mysterious singer and dancer, Chemirocha has been turned into a local god Pan with the feet of an antelope, half beast, half man. He is urged by the girls to do the leaping dance familiar to all Kipsigis so energetically that he will jump clear out of his clothes. The name Chemirocha is based upon the guitarist Jimmy Rodgers.Details from ILAM field card number: D6L 22
- Composer: Jimmy Rogers (Composer)Chemutoi Ketienya (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Chepkongo lyre, East African, Humorous, Indigenous music, Jimmy Rogers, Kapkatet, Kenya, Ketienya,Chemutoi, Kipsigis, Song, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2121.
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men | Composer: Charondet Arap Ng'asura (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chepkongo lyre, East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Ng'asura,Charondet Arap, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2110.
- Composer: Akito Arap Yeko (Performer)Akito Arap Yeko (Composer) | 1950/09/09 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipukandet lyre, Nandi, Nandi, Praise song, Yeko,Akito Arap, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6F-10
- Composer: Teituk Arap Sumeiyot (Performer)Teituk Arap Sumeiyot (Composer) | 1950/09/15 | East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipugandet lyre, Praise song, Sumeiyot,Teituk Arap, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6L 28
- Composer: Teituk Arap Sumeiyet (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kibugandet lyre, Kipsigis, Praise song, Sumeiyot,Teituk Arap, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2130.
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men and girls | Composer: Kipterer Arap Kenik (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Cheptim dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenik,Kipterer Arap, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2097.
- Artist(s): Oroclos (Performer) | Composer: C. Ombiza (Performer) | 1952/08/20 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ngwana, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Stanleyville, Stick, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Rumba music. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F4O-6.
- Artist(s): Societe Harmonie (Performer) | Composer: Therese Alila Po (Composer/Performer) | 1952/08/20 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ngala, Party song, Societe Harmonie, Stanleyville, Therese Alila Po, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F4O-11.
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