South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Composer not specifiedShembe Abavumi Choir (Performer) | 1943/07/27 | Choir, Choral music, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Shembe, Shembe Abavumi Choir, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Unaccompanied song for a choir. Translated English title - "The stunted child." Further details refer ILAM record number AC0007
- Artist(s): Chief Ntshidi (Leader) | Composer: Zulu people (Performer)Composer not specifiedZulu men (Performer) | 1939-07-00 | Chief Ntshidi, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer record number: TP3911Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3911
- Artist(s): Private Lamwelo Mphande (Composer)Men of the second battalion at Zomba Nyasaland (Performer) | Composer: Private Lamwelo Mphande (Composer)Men of the second battalion at Zomba Nyasaland (Performer) | 1949/09/11 | East African, Henga, Malawi, marching, Nyasaland, Private Lamwelo Mphande, Second battalion at Zomba Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tumbuka, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied song for marching. The English title is the Major's kindness. Refer ILAM field card C5I14
- Composer: Composer not specifiedOroclos Ombiza - Charles (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Bottle, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0520-ABC12490
- Composer: Composer not specifiedCalswell, J. (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Caldwell,J., Lovale, Lunda, Lwena, Piano, Solo, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Zambia, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0154-XYZ3396T
- Composer: Composer not specifiedPaseli Brothers (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | banjo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Paseli Brothers, Song, Southern African, Yao, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0430-ABC11793
- Composer: Zulu group (Performer)Composer not specified | 1946-00-00 | Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Piano, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Zulu singers with piano. Further details refer ILAM record TP0014-XYZABC101
- Artist(s): Kosi Pedro (Performer)John Ouwerx (Performer) | Composer: Kosi PedroJohn OuwerxEnsemble Lolaka | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clap sticks, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ensemble Lolaka, Indigenous music, Kosi Pedro, Marimba, Mbira, Ouwerx,John, Song, Traditional music, Xylophone, ILAM | Traditional song accompanied by various instruments and possibly a xylophone with metal bars.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedKing Cole Basies (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Central African, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Jive, King Cole Basies, Song, Swahili, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0451-ABC12218
- Artist(s): William Mseleku (Leader)Mseluku and his merrymakers (Performer) | Composer: William MselekuMseluku and his merrymakers | 1960/01/01 | Choir, Indigenous music, Merrymakers, Mseleku,William, Part-singing, Popular music, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Spoken introduction, Supernatural, Traditional music, Witch, Zulu, ILAM | Song about finding the source of an illness, which participants attribute to a witch
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