South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Saadani Abdu Kandoro (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/18 | East African, Mashairi, Nguja, Poetry, Saadani Abdu Kandaro, Song, Swahili, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Mashairi sung poems warning others to be careful. Refer ILAM field card D4C20
- Composer: Saadani Abdu Kandoro | 1950/07/18 | East African, Mashairi, Nguja, Poetry, Saadani Abdu Kandaro, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Sung poemRefer ILAM field card D4C20
- Composer: Saadini Abdu Kandoro (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Mashairi, Nguja, Poetry, Saadani Abdu Kandaro, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Ujiji, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number CR1406.
- Artist(s): Kipsigis girls | Composer: Chemutoi Ketienya (Performer)r and Composer) | 1950/09/15 | East African, Humorous, Kenya, Kericho, Ketienya,Chemutoi, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Lyre, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D6L22b.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedLang Obiera (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kenya, Luo, Obiero,Lang, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0452-ABC12219
- Artist(s): Baiyani Medurek (Performer/Lead)Arusha men (Performer) | Composer: Baiyani Medurek (Performer/Lead)Arusha men (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Arusha, Arusha, cattle, East African, Masai, Medurek,Baiyani, Osingolio Longishu, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Osingolio Longishu cattle song in which performers boast about their singing skills and popularity with the girls. Refer ILAM field card D7C3
- Artist(s): Asumani bini Sumaili (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Asumani bini Sumaili (Composer/Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Asumani Bini Sumaili, dance, East African, Gudimba, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, women, Yao, Zither, ILAM | Gudimba dance song for women, accompanied by the zither. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Josiasi Yemba Mate | 1952/02/21 | Josiasi Yemba Mate, Kathandi, masks, Mbira, Mbunda, Northern Rhodesia, resonato, Song, Southern African, topical, Zambia, ILAM | Topical song about the importance of masks. It is accompanied by 14 Kathandi Mbira with external resonators. Refer ILAM field card F2B7
- Artist(s): Lugobe (Performer)Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | Composer: Lugobe (Performer)Nyamwezi men and women (Performer) | 1950/07/18 | chief, East African, Four conical Drum, Greeting, Laced and footed Drum, Lugobe, Nyamwezi, Nyamwezi, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, ILAM | Greeting song for a chief, accompanied by 4 drums. The English title for the song is The great one who should be revered. Refer ILAM field card number D4C1
- Composer: Shaibu HemedSwahili men | 1950/10/13 | dance, Drum, East African, Hemed,Shaibu, Kenya, Ndongwe, Song, Stick, Swahili, Swahili, Zumali oboe, ILAM | Ndongwe stick dance song accompanied by 3 cylindrical drums with different beaters, and 1 Zumali 5 holed oboeRefer ILAM field card D7N6
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