South African Music Archive Project
Indigenous music
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- Composer: Union Express Company (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Indigenous music, Rattle, Southern African, Union Express Company, Vocal, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3229.
- Artist(s): Jake Lerole (Leader)His Rhythm (Performer) | Composer: Jake LeroleHis Rhythm | 1954-00-00 | dance, Guitar, His Rhythm, Indigenous music, Jake Lerole, Jive, Kwela, Popular music, South Africa, Southern African, Tin rattle, Tin whistle, Traditional music, ILAM | Dance referred to as a Tin Whistle Jive. Sounds like kwela music
- Composer: Bobo Hloka (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/02/20 | Bulawayo, Guitar, Hloka,Bobo, Indigenous music, Ndebele, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F2A-8.
- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Bottle, Central African, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Guitar solo, Indigenous music, Jadotville, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Swahili, Tambala moja, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2579.
- Composer: Lokele (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/09 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Indigenous music, Lokele, Lokele, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1083
- Composer: Manhatton Brothers (Performer)Clinton (Composer) | 1952-00-00 | Clinton, Guitar, Indigenous music, Manhatton Brothers, Rattle, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3326.
- Composer: Sotho dancers (Performer) | 1951/11/06 | Basutoland, Dance song, Folk music, Hissing, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Mohobelo, Sotho, Sotho, Sotho dancers, South Sotho, Southern African, Stamping, ILAM | Mohobelo dance music with stamping and hissing. Further details refer ILAM field card (H1F7)
- Artist(s): Therese Alila Po (Leader) | Composer: Societe Harmonie (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/22 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Ngala, Republic of the Congo, Societe Harmonie, Stanleyville, Therese Alila Po, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4Q 8
- Composer: Lete reed-flute ensemble | 1948/03/14 | Bechuanaland, Botswana, Dance music, Flute, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lete, Lete, Reed-flute, Southern African, Tswana, ILAM | Folk music - Country dance song with reed-flute ensemble. Further details refer ILAM field card (R1)
- Composer: Jopheti Zimba (Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Central African, Folk song, Henga, Indigenous music, Jopheti Zimba, Kalimba, Love song, Malawi, Mzimba, Nyasaland, Tembuka, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D2B12
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