South African Music Archive Project
Praise song
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- Composer: Ogalo Mirasi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kisumu, Luo, Obotu lute, Ogalo Mirasi, Praise song, Sound box, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2207.
- Composer: Joshua Mzee Adhiembo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/09/28 | Accordion, concertina, Eldoret, Indigenous music, Joshua Mzee Adhiembo, Kenya, Luo, Nangili, Olang, Praise song, Southern African, Struck iron, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F5B 5
- Composer: Bulasiyo Bulesa ne Banne (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/29 | Bulasiyo Bulesa ne Banne, East African, Endongo lyre, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Masaka, Ndingidi Lute, Praise song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3R 6
- Composer: Akito Arap Yeko (Composer/Performer) | 1950/09/09 | East African, Kenya, Kipukandet, Lyre, Nandi, Nandi, Praise song, Yeko,Akito Arap, ILAM | Praise song with Kipukandet six string bowl lyre. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6F8)
- Composer: Akito Arap Yeko (Performer) | 1950/09/09 | East African, Kapsabet Nandi district Kenya, Nandi, Praise song, Yeko, Akito Arap, ILAM | Praise song with Kipukandet 5 string lyre (5 or 6 string pentatonic lyre used by Nandi tribe in Kenya, also known as Kibugantet and Chepkong.) This lyre is strummed like a guitar with the right hand, the left hand stopping the five strings, like the Bongwe zither of Nyasaland. This gave 2 chords. Notes 1, 3 and 5 and notes 2 and 4. One string, they said, was missing, the lower octave of number 1. The scale was: 308, 256, 232, 206, 180, (154) vs., The tune comes from the Luo people in the valleys below but has had Nandi words put to it. It is a song of praise for the Nandi country and other places which the singer and his audience have visited., The full recording is not available here.
- Composer: Bekiyebei Arap Mosonik (Performer and Composer)Cheriro Arap Korogoren (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Korogorem,Cheriro Arap, laced., Mosonik,Bekyibei Arap, Praise song, ILAM | Prais song used for dancing. Further details refer ILAM field card number D6L-7.
- Artist(s): Cheriro Arap Korogorem | Composer: Bekyibei Arap Mosonik (Performer and Composer) | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo lyre, East African, Kenya, Kericho, Kipsigis, Korogorem,Cheriro Arap, Mosonik,Bekyibei Arap, Praise song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D6L7.
- Composer: Bekijebei Arap Mosonik (Performer)Cheriro Arap Korogorem (Performer)Bekijebei Arap Mosonik (Composer) | 1950/09/15 | Bowl lyre, Chepkongo bowl lyre, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Korogorem,Cheriro Arap, Mosonik,Bekyibei Arap, Praise song, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6L 7
- Composer: Bekijebei Arap Mosonik (Performer)Cheriro Arap Korogore (Performer)Bekijebei Arap Mosonik (Composer)Cheriro Arap Korogorem (Performer) | 1950/09/15 | Bowl lyre, Chepkongo bowl lyre, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Korogorem,Cheriro Arap, Mosonik,Bekyibei Arap, Praise song, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6L 7
- Composer: Bekijebei Arap Mosonik (Performer)Cheriro Arap Korogore (Performer)Bekijebei Arap Mosonik (Composer) | 1950/09/15 | Bowl lyre, Chepkongo bowl lyre, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Korogorem,Cheriro Arap, Mosonik,Bekyibei Arap, Praise song, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6L 7
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