South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Egyptian Musical Clu | 1950/06/25 | East African, Egyptian Music Club, love, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Love songRefer ILAM field card D3F15
- Composer: Myutu PaisoniChokwe men and women at Roan Antelope Mine | 1949/08/09 | Chiyanda, Chokwe, Chokwe, dance, Luvale, men, Myutu Paisoni, Northern Rhodesia, Roan Antelope Mine, Song, Southern African, Unaccompanied, women, Zambia, ILAM | Unaccompanied Chiyanda dance song for men and women. Refer ILAM field card C4B11
- Artist(s): The Alwattan Musical Club (Performer)Subeti Salim Saidi (Performer) | Composer: The Alwattan Musical Club (Performer)Subeti Salim Saidi (Performer) | 1950/07/11 | Alwattan Music Club, Arabic, Clapping sticks, Drum, East African, Guitar, love, Marwas, Nguja, Oud guitar, Song, Subeti Salim Saidi, Swahili, Tabla, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Violin, ILAM | Love song accompanied by small orchestra. The English title is Troubles are mounting. Refer ILAM field card number D3V1
- Composer: M Mavunga | 1949/05/27 | deceit, M. Mavunga, Shangaan, Song, South Africa, Southern African, uncle, wife, ILAM | The song is about an uncle who had taken his nephew's wifeRefer ILAM field card CF8
- Artist(s): Zakaria Kasasa (Leader)Endongo za Baganda (Performer) | Composer: Zakaria KasasaEndongo za Baganda | 1950/08/30 | Central African, Endongo eight string bowl lyre, Endongo za Buganda, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Morality, Ndingidi one string lute, Ntenga laced conical drum, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, Zakaria Kasara, ILAM | Morality song accompanied by various instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5V10
- Composer: Composer not specifiedOvambo Compound Singers (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Indigenous music, Ovambo Compound Singers, Song, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Vambo, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0402-ABC11086
- Composer: Shangaan women | 1949/05/29 | dance, Drum, Shangaan, Shangaan, Song, South Africa, Southern African, women, ILAM | Refer ILAM field card CH 1Women's dance song with drum
- Artist(s): Solomon Muyanga, home made guitar acc. | Composer: Men and women at XinavaneSolomon Muyanga (guitar)Pedro Kosa (singer)Pedro Kosa (Performer, singer)Shangaan Men and Women | 1949/05/26 | dance, Guitar, Incomati, Mozambique, Pedro Kosa, Portugese East Africa, Ronga, Shangaan, Solomon Muyanga, Song, Southern African, Town dance, Xinavane, Xinavane, ILAM | The song is an invitation to the girl, asking her to tell storiesRefer ILAM field card CE8Dance SongSemi-Portuguese StyleFurther details refer ILAM field card (CE8)
- Artist(s): Kuhela Kulaja (Performer)not specified others (Performer) | Composer: Kuhela Kulaja (Performer)not specified others (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Call and response, East African, Kuhela Kulaja, Men singing, Nyamwezi, Song, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Wigasha, ILAM | Wigasha dance song performed by men. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Shangaan men | 1948/03/11 | children, dance, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, Shangaan men, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Shangaan dance song for children sung by menRefer ILAM field card K2
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