South African Music Archive Project
initiation
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- Composer: Maria SemuyalaHehe women | 1950/06/14 | Clapping, East African, girls, Hehe, Hehe, initiation, Semuyala,Maria, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Initiation song for girls accompanied by clappingRefer ILAM field card D2U1
- Composer: Maria SemuyalaHehe women | 1950/06/14 | Clapping, East African, girls, Hehe, Hehe, initiation, Semuyala,Maria, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Initiation song for girls accompanied by clappingRefer ILAM field card D2U1
- Artist(s): Sukuma men | Composer: Mikengemalo Chaba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Guma, initiation, Mikengemalo Chaba, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Song, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR1587.
- Artist(s): Mikengemalo Chaba (Performer)Sukumu men (Performer) | Composer: Mikengemalo Chaba (Performer)Sukumu men (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | East African, Guma, initiation, Mikengemalo Chaba, Nyamwezi, Rite of passage, Song, Sukuma, Sukumu, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied Guma initiation song. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Mikengemalo Chaba (Performer)Sukumu men (Performer) | Composer: Mikengemalo Chaba (Performer)Sukumu men (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | East African, Guma, initiation, Mikengemalo Chaba, Nyamwezi, Rite of passage, Song, Sukuma, Sukumu, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied Guma initiation song. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Luunda women | 1949/07/20 | Drum, girls, goblet, initiation, Luunda, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Girls' initiation song accompanied by 2 drums and a slit goblet drumRefer ILAM field card C3H11
- Composer: Noah LaisiKaonde men and women at Broken Hill Mine | 1949/08/16 | Broken Hill Mine, dance, Drum, girls, initiation, Kaonde, Kaonde, Laisi,Noah, Luba, men, Northern Rhodesia, Showongo, Song, Southern African, women, Zambia, ILAM | Showongo dance song for men and women, accompanied by conical and goblet drums. Also used for girls initiation ceremony. Refer ILAM field card C4HI2
- Artist(s): Wamimbi Magombe (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | Composer: Wamimbi Magombe (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | 1950/09/05 | Central African, circumcision, dance, European whistle, Gishu, Gishu, Imbalu, initiation, Mungiri leg bells, open horn, Rite of passage, Side blown, Uganda, Waboya, Wamimbi Magombe, ILAM | Imbalu dance performed when boys are being circumcised. The other dance is called Waboya. Refer ILAM field card number D6B5
- Composer: NyinamwalukoGogo men and women | 1950/06/17 | boys, East African, girls, Gogo, Gogo, initiation, Nyinamwaluku, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Initiation song for boys and girls, accompanied by Ndwala bellsRefer ILAM field card D2X3
- Artist(s): Nyhomwanili (Performer)Gogo men and women (Performer) | Composer: Nyhomwanili (Performer)Gogo men and women (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Boys and girls, East African, Gogo, Gogo, initiation, Ndwala bells, Nyhomwanili, Rites of passage, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, ILAM | Initiation song for girls and boys, accompanied by Ndwala bells. ILAM field card number is unknown
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