South African Music Archive Project
Mbira
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- Composer: Chimai Pilu | 1949/09/19 | Chikunda, Chimai Pilu, Entertainment, Instrumental, Mbira, Mozambique, Njali, Portuguese East Africa, Sena, Southern African, ILAM | A piece played on the Njali mbira for personal enjoyment. Refer ILAM field card C5Q11
- Artist(s): Two Sena women (Performer) | Composer: Simoni Zambezi Chirumba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/09/21 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbira, Mozambique, Njole, Nsansi, Portuguese East Africa, Sena, Sena, Simoni Zambezi Chirumba, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Nlole dance music with Nsansi mbira. Further details refer ILAM field card number: C5S-7
- Composer: Gabriel Ebogoma (Performer) | 1952/08/08 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebogoma,Gabriel, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbira, Medje, Neikembe, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card (F4J5)
- Composer: Manyoni Wanyamande (Performer)Saimoni (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | Drinking song, Indigenous music, Karanga, Manyoni Wanyamande, Mbira, Njari, Saimoni, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Drinking song with Njari mbira. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1256
- Composer: Composer not specifiedDenesi Nkunta (Performer) | 1949-00-00 | Drinking song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Lala, Mbira, Nkunta,Denesi, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Swaka, Zambia, ILAM | Further detail refer ILAM shellac record number: TP0669-XYZT4039a
- Composer: Kalonda Leonard (Performer) | 1952/01/27 | Central African, Congo, Dance music, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Kabinda, Leonard,Kalonda, Likembe, Luba, Lusambo, Mbira, Rattle, Songe, ILAM | Malemba dance music with guitar, Likembe mbira and bottle. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1N1)
- Artist(s): Group of Songe men (Performer)Senga Louis (Performer) | Composer: Kabundji Nioka (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/02/04 | Belgian Congo, board, Central African, Chisanzhi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kabinda, Louis,Senga, Luba, Mbira, Nioka,Kabundji, Songe, Songe, ILAM | Funeral song for a chief. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F1U-4.
- Artist(s): Songe men (Performer) | Composer: Kabundji Nioka (Performer)Senga Louis (Performer) | 1952/02/04 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chisanzhi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Funeral Song, Indigenous music, Kabinda, Likembe, Louis,Senga, Mbira, Nioka,Kabundji, Rattle, Songe, Songe, ILAM | Funeral song for a chief with Chisanzhi Likembe Mbira and rattle. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1U4)
- Artist(s): Luba men (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedMukende Donassien (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kasai, Luba, Luba, Mbira, Mukende Donassien, Republic of the Congo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0424-ABC11595
- Artist(s): Ganizoni Mbongalolo (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Ganizoni Mbongalolo (Composer/Performer) | 1950-00-00 | 12 Note Kalimba, Ganizoni Mbongalolo, Kalimba, Malawi, Mbira, Nsenga, Nyasaland, self-delectative, Song, Southern African, ILAM | A man singing a self-delectative song and who is accompanied by the 12 note Kalimba mbira. ILAM field card number is unknown
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