South African Music Archive Project
Song
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- Artist(s): Wm. Mseleku (Conductor) | Composer: Amanzimtoti Zulu Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Amanzimtoti Zulu Choir, Choir, Choral music, Humorous, KwaZulu-Natal, Mseleku,W.M., Natal, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Vocal, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number CR0690
- Artist(s): Deab Rizgala (Performer) | Composer: Deab Rizgala (Performer) | 1950/09/04 | Central African, Deab Rizgala, Guitar, Nubi?, political, Song, Sudanese, topical, Uganda, Uganda conflict, ILAM | Topical song about the political relationship between Sudan and Uganda. Refer ILAM field card number D6A20
- Artist(s): Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: Nasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Eight Budongo, Eleven note Likembe mbira, Folk music, Indigenous music, mourning, Nasuti Social Club, Nsaasi flat tin rattle, Soga, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Mourning song accompanied by various indigenous instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y2
- Artist(s): Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: Nasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Eight Budongo, Eleven note Likembe mbira, Indigenous music, Likembe, Mbira, mourning, Nasuti Social Club, Nsaasi flat tin rattle, Soga, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Mourning song accompanied by various indigenous instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y2
- Composer: Eliya Chaya | 1950/05/26 | Bango, delectative, Eliya Chaya, Henga, Malawi, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, topical, Tumbuka, Zither, ILAM | Topical self-delectative song accompanied by the Bango board zither. Refer ILAM field card D2A6a
- Artist(s): Dick Ncube (Performer)Enoch Chuma (Performer)Samson Ncube (Performer) | Composer: Dick Ncube (Performer)Enoch Chuma (Performer)Samson Ncube (Performer) | 1951-00-00 | banjo, Chuma,Enoch, Dance-like, Guitar, Ncube,Dick, Ncube,Samson, Ndebele, Popular, Song, South Africa, Southern African, topical, Violin, Zulu, ILAM | Dance-like topical song accompanied by string instruments. ILAM field card number is unknown
- 1948/03/14 | Bechuanaland, Botswana, Lete, Mbira, Song, Southern African, Tswana, ILAM | Unclassified song wiyj Ndau Mbira accompaniment. Further details refer ILAM field card (R2)
- Artist(s): Abalere ba Kabaka (Performer) | Composer: Abalere ba Kabaka (Performer) | 1950/08/31 | Abalere ba Kabaka, Central African, Class status, Conical Drum, Cylindrical Drum, Drum, End blown - notched and open, Flute, Ganda, Household, Ndere flute, Song, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | The song is about servants being too afraid to disturb their king, the Kabaka. The song is accompanied by drums and flutes. Refer ILAM field card number D5W4
- Composer: C KosaShangaan men | 1949/05/27 | C. Kosa, girls, love, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, Song, Southern African, ILAM | Love songRefer ILAM field card CF2
- Artist(s): Tonga men (Performer) | Composer: Mwale, M. (Composer/Performer)Maluba Mwale (Composer/Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Bowed Lute, Chinteche, Humorous, Karigo, Lute, Malawi, Mwale,Maluba, Nkata Bay, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Stringed lute, Tonga, ILAM | Humorous song with Karigo lute. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E20)
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