South African Music Archive Project
Popular music
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- Composer: Spokes Mashiyane (Performer)Ben Nkosi (Performer)Spokes Mashiyane (Composer) | 1905/05/13 | Guitar, Jive, Mashiyane, Spokes, Nkosi, Ben, Popular music, South Africa, Southern African, Tin whistle, Tsotsi taal, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1036
- Composer: Hassani and Munyoso (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | East African, Guitar, Hassani, Malawi, Munyoso, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0991
- Composer: Adam Salim and Party (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Band music, Clarinet, Dance music, East African, Guitar, Instrumental, Kenya, Popular music, Salim,Adam, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0674
- Artist(s): ET Mensah (Leader)ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | Composer: ET Mensah's Tempos Band (Performer) | 1958-00-00 | Brass instruments, Clave rhythm, dance, Drum set, English, Ghana, Guitar, High Life, Instrumental, Mensah,E.T., Percusssion instruments, Popular music, Rhythm sticks, Tempos Band, West African, ILAM | High life dance music, performed on various instruments
- Artist(s): JH Hempstead (Leader)The Gold Coast Police Band (Performer) | Composer: The Gold Coast Police Band (Performer) | 1958-00-00 | Big band music style, Brass instruments, dance, Drum set, Fante, Gold Coast Police Band, Guitar, Hempstead,J.H., High Life, Instrumental, Popular music, Rhythmic beats on bottle, Sierra Leone, West African, Woodwind instruments, ILAM | High life dance music, performed on various instruments
- Artist(s): William Mseleku (Leader)Mseluku and his merrymakers (Performer) | Composer: William MselekuMseluku and his merrymakers | 1960/01/01 | Choir, dance, Drum, Guitar, Indigenous music, Marabi style, Merrymakers, Mseleku,William, Piano, Popular music, Rhythm sticks, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Song performed by a choir accompanied by various instruments. The subject deals with poor luck
- Artist(s): Joseph Silasi (Leader) | Composer: Rythm Experts Band (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Band music, Dance music, Drum, Guitar, Popular music, Rhythm Experts Band, Rumba, Saxophone, Silasi,Joseph, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recording) number: CR0372
- Composer: George Sibanda (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/03 | Guitar, KwaZulu-Natal, Ndebele, Popular music, Sibanda, George, South Africa, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Vocal, Zimbabwe, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1184
- Composer: Carston Sereke & Freddie (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/13 | Carston Sereke, Freddie, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Shaker, Southern African, Vocal, Whistle, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1018
- Composer: Makwlungwa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1923-00-00 | banjo, Guitar, Makwlungwa, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Popular music, Shaker, Southern African, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1016
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