South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: St Cecilia's Choir | 1951/05/22 | Basutoland, Catholic, Christian, Hymn, Lesotho, Religion, Song, Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, St. Cecilia's Choir Roma Mission, ILAM | Catholic hymn. Refer ILAM field card E1B1
- Artist(s): Andrew Tracey (Narrator)Paul Tracey (Narrator) | Composer: Andrew Tracey (Performer)Paul Tracey (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | English, European music, Flute, Guitar, Ireland, Pipe, Song, Southern African, Tracey,Andrew, Tracey,Paul, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP4067
- Artist(s): Morning Stars (Performer) | Composer: Morning Stars (Performer) | 1960/01/01 | dance, Marabi style, Morning Stars, Piano, Popular music, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Marabi style dance song accompanied by the piano. Further details refer ILAM field card number DC40
- Artist(s): Mbata (Singer)Zulu band (Instrumental Performer) | Composer: MbataZulu band | 1900-01-00 | Alcohol, dance, Guitar, Hangover, humou, Indigenous music, Mbata, Mouth organ, Popular music, Song, South Africa, South African, Traditional music, Zulu, Zulu, ILAM | Humorous song about having a hangover after drinking alcohol.
- Composer: Luunda men and womenChief Kazembe | 1949/07/21 | ancesto, chief, Chief Kazembe, death, funeral, Luunda, Luunda, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, wife, Zambia, ILAM | Wake song performed when a chief's wife dies. It includes remembering the spirits of ancestorsRefer ILAM field card C3I9
- Artist(s): Boys and girls of Mhlolutini's village (Performer) | Composer: Boys and girls of Mhlolutini's villageFolk | 1955/01/28 | Clapping, dance, Dhlamu dance, Folk music, girls, Indigenous music, Mhlolutini's village, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Traditional dance performed by young girls. Further details refer ILAM field card number H1E10
- Composer: Luunda men and women at MwansabombweChief Kazembe | 1949/07/21 | Chief Kazembe, Chilumwa lumwa, chimes, Chitala, dance, Luunda, Luunda, Mwansabombwe, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Dance song called Chilumwa Lumwa, with 3 chimes and a Chitala xylophoneRefer ILAM field card C3I5
- Artist(s): Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Mikengemalo Chaba (Performer) | 1950/07/26 | East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mikengemalo Chaba, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Song, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Guma / Uchuyeki initiation song. Further details refer ILAM field card (D4K14).
- Artist(s): Sukuma men | Composer: Mikengemalo Chaba (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Guma, initiation, Mikengemalo Chaba, Mwanza, Nyamwezi, Song, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR1587.
- Artist(s): Mikengemalo Chaba (Performer)Sukumu men (Performer) | Composer: Mikengemalo Chaba (Performer)Sukumu men (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | East African, Guma, initiation, Mikengemalo Chaba, Nyamwezi, Rite of passage, Song, Sukuma, Sukumu, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied Guma initiation song. ILAM field card number is unknown
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