South African Music Archive Project
Mbira
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- Composer: Musique Militaire du Premier Groupment, Force Publique (Performer)Premier Groupment Force Publique, Musique Militaire (Performer) | 1949/07/07 | Adungu, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Harp, Irumu, Likembe, Mbira, Musique Militaire du Premier Groupment Force Publique, ILAM | Nostalgic folk song accompanied by harp, Likembe (Mbira) and sticksFurther details refer ILAM field card (C2U13)
- 1950-00-00 | Central African, East African, Humorous, Mbira, Rattle, Song, Uganda, ILAM | Humourous Song. Further details refer ILAM record field card number XYZ5413
- Composer: Francis Muyambo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Francis Muyambo, Indigenous music, Mbira, Mount Silinda, Ndau, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Story Song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2394
- Composer: Abidoni Lungu (Performer) | 1949/08/27 | Kalimba, Lungu,Abidoni, Mbira, Nothern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Petauke, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Nostalgic song
- Artist(s): Two women | Composer: Manyoni Zhou (Performer and Composer)Simoni Mashoko Shawa (Performer) | 1950/05/02 | Govera, Gwelo Location, Karanga, Lament song, Mbira, Njari, Shawa,Simoni Mashoko, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zhou,Manyoni, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Song for dead child. Further details refer ILAM field card no. DD1.
- Composer: Manyoni Zhou (Performer)Simoni Mashoko Shawa (Performer)Manyoni Zhou (Composer) | 1950/05/02 | Chilimanzi, Govera, Indigenous music, Karanga, Lament, Maridza mbira, Mbira, Muhera, Njari, Shawa,Simoni Mashoko, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zhou,Manyoni, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "He is left alone in the bush." Further details refer ILAM Field card number: DD 1
- Artist(s): Two Chokwe women | Composer: Mulazhi Ronger (Performer and Composer) | 1952/02/01 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chokwe, Congo, Dance song, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jadotville, Luvale \ Chokwe, Mbira, Mulazhi Ronger, ILAM | Dance song for Chianda dance. Translated English title - "My wife has left me and I am sad". Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1R3.
- Artist(s): Chokwe women (Performer) | Composer: Mulazhi Ronger (Performer) | 1953/02/01 | Bamboo, Belgian Congo, board, Central African, Chokwe, Chokwe, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African, Folk music, Jadotville, Mbira, Mulazhi Ronger, ILAM | Chianda dance song. Further details refer to ILAM field card F1R.
- Composer: Soko, A. (Performer)Alefa Soko (Performer) | 1949/08/31 | Entertainment song, Folk music, Fort Jameson, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Mbira, Ngoni, Northern Rhodesia, Self-delectative song, Soko,Alefa, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Self delectative song with kalimba. Translated English title - "My son has gone to Johannesburg." Further details refer ILAM field card (C4X4).
- Composer: Daudi Dhisenga | 1949/08/02 | Bisa, Daudi Dhisenga, hunting, Kankobele, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Hunting song accompanied by the Kankobele mbira. Refer ILAM field card C3U10
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