South African Music Archive Project
Song
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- Composer: Composer not specifiedKaninda Mandevu (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kaninda Mandevu, Kasai, Luba, Mbira, Republic of the Congo, Song, Southern African, Stick, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0497-ABC12626
- 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 - "Time flies." Further details refer ILAM record number SABC-HT10A1
- Artist(s): Yelele Lunga (Leader)Nsenga women (Performer) | Composer: Yelele LungaNsenga women | 1949/08/29 | Central African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, love, Lunga,Yele, Lungu, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Song, Ten notes, Traditional music, Yelele, Zambia, ILAM | Love song accompanied by the ten note Kalimba mbira. The translated title is "I am enchanted when I look at Kalengele". Further details refer ILAM field card C4V19
- Composer: Bemba men at the Mufulira Mine | 1949/07/28 | Bemba, Bemba, Bulumba, dance, hunting, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, Zambia, ILAM | Hunting song to accompany the Bulumba hunting dance. It is sung after the huntRefer ILAM field card C3P14
- 1942/01/20 | Central African, Chinamwanga, East African, Nkonde, Song, Southern African, Unaccompanied, Wemba, ILAM | Translated English title - "Learn to cook." Further details refer ILAM record SABC-HT02B
- Artist(s): Tefiro Olawo (Performer)Dhola men and women (Performer) | Composer: Tefiro Olawo (Performer)Dhola men and women (Performer) | 1950/09/04 | Call and response, Central African, Dhola, Dhola, One gwara horn, party, Song, Tefiro Olawo, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Traditional party song accompanied by blowing on the gwara horn. Refer ILAM field card D6A5
- Artist(s): Murikuru Kija (Performer)Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Murikuru Kija (Performer)Sukuma men (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | dance, East African, men and women, Murikuru Kija, Nyamwezi, Song, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Unaccompanied, Wigasha, ILAM | Unaccompanied Wigasha dance song for men and women. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Musolwa (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | Composer: Musolwa (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | 1950/09/05 | Central African, Cosmetics, Gishu, Gishu, Idle, Inverted bowl played with sticks, Morality, Musolwa, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, women, ILAM | Topical song about women who use cosmetics and refuse to stay at home. Refer ILAM field card number D6B6
- Artist(s): Leader Joel Jere (Composer/Performer)Nguni men (Performer) | Composer: Leader Joel Jere (Composer/Performer)Nguni men (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | children, game, Henga, Jere,Joel M., Logs, Malawi, Nguni, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Sticks beating the ground, traditional, Tumbuka, ILAM | Singing game performed with dance steps on and around the logs. ILAM field card number is D2E5
- Composer: Composer not specifiedIshibande Florimont (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ishibande Florimont, Kanyoka, Luba, Republic of the Congo, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0423-ABC11599
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