South African Music Archive Project
Popular music
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- Composer: Adolph Lekganyana & Ojunco Mothombeni (Performer)Adolph Lekganyana (Composer) | 1905/05/13 | Drum, Flute, Guitar, Lekganyana,Adolph, Mothombeni,Ojunco, Popular music, Southern African, Tin whistle, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1028
- Composer: Sophtown Cool Seven (Performer)Jeremiah Sebone (Composer) | 1940-00-00 | Drum, Flute, Guitar, Popular music, Rhythm accompaniment, Sebone,Jeremiah, Sophtown Cool Seven, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0672
- Artist(s): ET Mensah (Leader)ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | Composer: ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | 1958-00-00 | Big band music style, Calypso, dance, Drum set, Ghana, Guitar, High Life, Instrumental, Mensah,E.T., Percusssion instruments, Popular music, Religion, Rhythm sticks, Tempos Band, West African, ILAM | Calypso dance performed by a small band of musicians
- Composer: Hoagy Carmichael (Performer)Carmichael (Composer) | 1900-01-00 | Carmichael, English, European, Hoagy Carmichael, North American, Piano, Popular music, Rhythm accompaniment, Vocal, Whistling, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0782
- Artist(s): Ellison Temba (Leader) | Composer: The African Swingsters (Performer)Isaac Zacks Nkosi (Composer) | 1967-00-00 | African Jive, African Swingsters, Band music, Double Bass, Drum, Nkosi,Isaac Zacks, Popular music, Southern African, Temba,Ellison, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0605
- Artist(s): Arthur de Coteau (Leader) | Composer: The Casablanca Steel Orchestra (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Calypso, Caribbean, Casablanca Steel Orchestra, Creole, dance, de Coteau,Arthur, Instrumental, Iron bell, Popular music, Steel pans, Traditional music, Trinidad, ILAM | Calypso dance performed on various instruments.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1005
- Artist(s): Makeba, M. (Arranger) | Composer: The Sunbeams (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Dance song, Guitar, Jive, Makeba,Miriam, Popular music, Southern African, Sunbeams, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR0454
- Artist(s): Mafutha Amhlophe (Leader) | Composer: Mafutha Amhlophe | 1954-00-00 | Afrikaans, dance, Electric guitar, English, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mafutha Amhlophe, Popular music, South Africa, Southern African, Tin rattle, Tomato, Traditional music, ILAM | Dance performed on various instruments
- Composer: Group of Zezuru men (Performer) | 1948/04/30 | Dance music, Folk music, Popular music, Salisbury, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zezuru, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Dance song for Shangara dance.Further details refer ILAM field card (AQ13)
- Artist(s): Kaswabilanda (Performer)John Ouwerx (Performer)Ensemble Lolaka (Performer) | Composer: Kaswabilanda John OuwerxEnsemble Lolaka | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clave rhythm, Congo, dance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ensemble Lolaka, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kaswabilanda,Albert, Ouwerx,John, Part singing, Popular music, Rhythm sticks, Rumba, Song, ILAM | Rumba dance song performed on various instruments.
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