South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Hugh Tracy (Composer)King Edward Masinga (Composer)Zulu Radio Choir (Performer) | 1943/12/20 | Choral music, Distress, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Masinga,King Edward, Natal, Play, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Tracey, Hugh, Unaccompanied, Zulu, Zulu Radio Choir, ILAM | Song of distress from the play "Chief above and Chief below". Further details refer ILAM record number AC0004
- Composer: Composer not specifiedLosta Abelo (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Bottle, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Losta Abelo, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0517-ABC12481
- Artist(s): Hugh Tracey (Producer) | Composer: Nkonde (Performer) | 1942/01/20 | Bemba, English, Indigenous music, Nkonde, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, Tracey, Hugh, Unaccompanied, Zambia, ILAM | Unaccompanied Bemba song. Composer not specified. Translated English title - "Leave her if they refuse." Further details refer ILAM record number SABC-HT10A2
- Artist(s): Tonga men (Performer) | Composer: Mwale, M. (Performer)Maluba Mwale (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Chinteche, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Karigo, Lute, Malawi, Mwale,Maluba, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tonga, ILAM | Humorous song with Tonga men and Karigo lute. Further details refer ILAM field card D2E26
- Artist(s): Tonga people (Performer) | Composer: Mwale, M. (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Humorous, Indigenous music, Karigo, Lute, Malawi, Mwale,Maluba, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, ILAM | Humorous song with Karigo lute. Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1482
- Composer: Bemba men at the Mufulira Mine | 1949/07/28 | Bemba, Bemba, Concert, frog, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, wordplay, Zambia, ILAM | Concert song with a play on wordsRefer ILAM field card C3P13
- Composer: Zaka Shawa | 1949/10/13 | Duma, Hosho, Karanga, Mikwati wenyere, panpipes, Rattle, Song, Songano Mashawi, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, spirits, tune, Zaka Shawa, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Tune invoking spiritual world, accompanied on Hosho rattle and Mikwati wenyere panpipes. Refer ILAM field card C6O1
- Artist(s): Leader Benjamin Otieno (Performer) | Composer: Odonde Obat (Performer) | 1950/09/11 | Dholuo, East African, Gara leg rattles, Kenya, Odonde Obat, Oduong toe ring, Otieno,Benjamin, praise, Song, Thum eight string lyre, ILAM | Song in which performer praises his ability in music. The song is accompanied by string and percussion instruments. Refer ILAM field card D6H15
- Artist(s): Wanyera Natembla (Performer) | Composer: Wanyera Natembla (Performer) | 1950/09/05 | Central African, Contrition, Gishu, Kengele bell, Siilili two string lute, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, Wanyera Natembla, ILAM | The song is about Weyama who is confident enough to acknowledge his shortcomings. Refer ILAM field card number D6B12
- Artist(s): Andrew Tracey (Narrator)Paul Tracey (Narrator) | Composer: Andrew Tracey (Performer)Paul Tracey (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | England, English, European music, Guitar, Song, Southern African, Tracey,Andrew, Tracey,Paul, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP4067
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