South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): Tavara Men (Performer) | Composer: Piloli Lyampilu (Performer) | 1949/09/21 | Folk song, Indigenous music, Korekore, Mozambique, Piloli Lyampilu, Portuguese East Africa, Shona, Southern African, Tavara, Tavara, Tete, ILAM | Drumming Song. Further details refer ILAM card no C5S4
- Composer: Performer not specifiedHugh Tracey (Composer) | 1933-00-00 | Bikila, Indigenous music, Rattle, South Rhodesia, Southern African, Tracey, Hugh, Vocal, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM reel number: A69.
- 1957-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Flute, Indigenous music, Luba, Mbira, Republic of the Congo, Self-delectative song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3966
- Composer: Luchazi dancers (Performer) | 1949/07/27 | Chokwe, Dance music, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luchazi, Luchazi, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Sepa dance song with Luchazi dancers and drums.Further details refer ILAM field card (C3O7)
- Composer: Newclare Abathakathi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Drum, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Newclare Abathakathi Choir, Sotho, South Africa, Southern African, Whistle, Zululand, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3515.
- Composer: Chikwama (Performer)Chikwama (Composer) | 1956-00-00 | Chikwakwa, Chikwama, Indigenous music, Mbira, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Vocal, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0912
- Composer: Bachumirwa Tugwenderwa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Likembe, Masindi, Mbira, Nyoro, Topical song, Tugwenderwa,Bachumirwa, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR1947.
- Composer: Lulua soldiers (Performer)Lulua women (Performer) | 1952/02/06 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gourd, Indigenous music, Luba, Lulua, Lulua, Maringa, Mbira, Rattle, ILAM | Maringa dance song accompanied by Chisanhi mbira, rattles, a singing gourd, and beating on a bottle with a stick. Refer ILAM field card F1V1
- Composer: Tagwirei Newabvumiri(Performer)Composer not specified | 1930-00-00 | Indigenous music, Karanga, Newabvumiri,Tagwirei, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Traditional verse, Unaccompanied, Vocal, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0858
- Composer: Domboshawa School boys (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/10/04 | Dombashawa School, Drum, Dumbell, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mutumba, Physical training song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Physical training song with Mutumba drum and dumbells. Translated English title - "The girl, Mandega." Further details refer ILAM field card number: C6F-5
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