South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Artist(s): S Kwilaya (Leader)Zomba (Leader)Nyasaland (Leader) | Composer: Nyanja Men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/05 | Guitar, Indigenous music, Kwilaya,Stanile, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Nyasaland, Southern African, Vocal, Zomba, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1214
- Artist(s): Chewa men (Performer) | Composer: Hodede Homwale (Performer) | 1950/05/19 | Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Folk music, Homwale,Hodede, Indigenous music, Karigo, Lilongwe, Lute, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Karigo dance song with Karigo one-stringed lute. Translated English title - "The one who follows the tracks of the rat." Further details refer ILAM field card (DU2)
- Artist(s): Chewa men (Performer) | Composer: Hodede Homwale (Performer) | 1950/05/19 | Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Folk music, Homwale,Hodede, Indigenous music, Karigo, Lilongwe, Lute, Malawi, Masula, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, ILAM | Karigo dance song for men and women with one-stringed Karigo lute. Translated English title - "The one who follows the tracks of the rat." Further details refer ILAM field card (DU2)
- Composer: Robati Sabuni (Performer) | 1950/05/15 | Folk song, Indigenous music, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Robati Sabuni, Southern African, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Self delectative songFurther details refer ILAM field card (DQ10)
- Composer: Robati Sabuni (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Bangwe, Bangwe wa m'kulu, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Robati Sabuni, Self-delectative song, Southern African, Zither, Zomba, ILAM | Self-delectative song with Bangwe wa m'kulu. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1332
- Artist(s): Celia Hlatwayo (Leader) | Composer: Ndau children (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951/06/23 | Celia Hlatwayo, Children's song, Chipinga, Folk music, Indigenous music, Ndau, Ndau children, Poetry, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: E2T 1
- Artist(s): Tumbuka girls (Performer) | Composer: Verrah Chirwa (Performer) | 1950/05/11 | Blantyre, Chirwa,Verrah, Folk music, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Song story, Southern African, Tumbuka, Tumbuka, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. DM11.
- Artist(s): Benson Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Nyanja men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Dance song, Drum, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Muganda, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Benson, Southern African, ILAM | Muganda dance song with two bass drums. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1336
- Artist(s): Benson Phiri (Leader) | Composer: Chewa men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/19 | Chewa, Chewa, Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lilongwe, Malawi, Muganda dance, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Phiri,Benson, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: DU 6
- Composer: Mukomondera Moyo (Performer) | 1951/06/27 | Drinking song, Folk music, Fort Victoria, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Moyo,Mukomondera, Njari, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM fieldcard E2X-4.
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