South African Music Archive Project
Lyre
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- Composer: Nekemiya Nanywamu (Composer/Performer)Kasani Byansi (Performer) | 1950/09/02 | East African, Kasani Byansi, Kigulu, Lute, Lyre, Ndingidi, Nekemiya Nanywamu, Ntongoli, Soga, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song with Ntongoli eight string lyre and Ndingidi one string lute.Translated English title - "The death of Kirei." Further details refer ILAM field card (D5Y17)
- Composer: Nekemiya Nanywamu and Kasani Byansi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Central African, East African, Kasani Byansi, Lute, Lyre, Nekemiya Nanywamu, Soga, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Topical Song. Further details refer ILAM record field card number XYZ5402
- Composer: Nyawaga Mgele (Composer/Performer) | 1950/09/08 | Aduong, bell, Dho, Duong, East African, Kenya, Kisumu, Leg bell, Luo, Lyre, Morality song, Nyawaga Mgele, Thum, Toe-ring, ILAM | Morality song with Thum eight string lyre and Aduong toe ring. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6E15)
- Composer: Nyawaga Ngele (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | bells, East African, Kenya, Lyre, Morality song, Nyawaga Ngele, ILAM | Morality Song. Further details refer ILAM record field card number XYZ5459
- Composer: Bekyibei Arap MosonikCheriro Arap Korogorem | 1950/09/15 | Dance song, East African, Kenya, Kipsigis, Korogorem,Cheriro Arap, Lament, Lyre, Mosonik,Bekyibei Arap, ILAM | Lament accompanied by the Chepkongo, 6 string, pentatonic, bowl lyre. Refer ILAM field card D6L15
- Artist(s): Wanga men and women (Performer) | Composer: Mukanda, J. (Composer/Performer)Jeremiah Mukanda (Composer/Performer) | 1950/09/11 | bells, Bowl, East African, Feud song, Historic song, Horn, Kenya, Leg bells, Lyre, Mukanda,Jeremiah, Nyanza, Wanga, Wanga, ILAM | Historic feud song with accompaniment. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6H6)
- Composer: Kipsigi girls | 1950/09/15 | East African, Kenya, Kipsigi, Kipsigis, Lyre, Topical song, ILAM | The song is about the man who brought one of the Kipsigi lyres, the Chemonyet. Refer ILAM field card D6L11
- Composer: Chebitet Arap Maina | 1950/09/15 | East African, Kenya, Kipsigis, Lyre, Maina,Chebitet Arap, Praise song, ILAM | Praise song accompanied by the 8 string, pentatonic, Ketuba bowl lyre. Refer ILAM field card D6L16
- Artist(s): Kipsigis girls | Composer: Chemutoi Ketienya (Performer)r and Composer) | 1950/09/15 | East African, Humorous, Kenya, Kericho, Ketienya,Chemutoi, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Lyre, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D6L22b.
- Composer: Hugh Tracey (Narrator)Chirondet Arap Ngasura (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Lyre, Ng'asura,Charondet Arap, Tracey, Hugh, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM reel number: BC59.
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