South African Music Archive Project
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- Artist(s): Bamba men | Composer: SGT.Joseph Musisi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Bamba, Bundibugyo, Clapping, East African, Humorous, Indigenous music, Joseph Musisi - Sgt., Nyoro, Song, Toro, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1855
- Artist(s): Abalere ba Kabaka (Performer) | Composer: Abalere ba Kabaka (Performer) | 1950/08/31 | Abalere ba Kabaka, Central African, Conical Drum, Cylindrical Drum, Drum, End blown - Open, Flute, Ganda, Goats, Hand, Ndere flute, Ridicule, Song, Stick, topical, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | The song is about a man who never slaughtered his goats. It is accompanied by several types of drums and end blown flutes. Refer ILAM field card number D5W2
- Composer: Ndunge wa KaleleKamba women | 1950/09/25 | Clapping, East African, Kamba, Kamba, Kenya, Ndunge wa Kalele, Song, topical, ILAM | Topical song with clappingRefer ILAM field card D6V13
- Artist(s): Junior Natal Champions (Performer) | Composer: Junior Natal Champions (Performer) | 1948-00-00 | Call and response, dance, Junior Natal Champions, Mbube, Part-singing, Piano, Popular music, Solo and chorus, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Zulu, ILAM | Mbube style dance song accompanied by the piano. The translated title is "Keep the laws of your fore-fathers". Further details refer ILAM field card number DC42
- Artist(s): JP Odera (Performer) | Composer: JP Odera | 1950/08/01 | dance, East African, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, love, Odera,J.P., Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Traditional music, ILAM | Love song accompanied by the guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4R13
- Composer: Composer not specifiedMwenda Jean Bosco (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Bottle, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0516-ABC12477
- Artist(s): Bomero (Performer)Tibuhoire (Performer) | Composer: Bomero (Performer)Tibuhoire (Performer) | 1950/08/28 | Bomera, Central African, chimes, Clapping, Gloved puppet, Nyoro, praise, rattles, Song, Tibuhoire, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Praise song performed with a glove puppet resembling a civet cat. The song is accompanied by clapping. Refer ILAM field card number D5T11
- Composer: Composer not specifiedMkwanazi, S. (Performrt)Samuel Mkwanazi (Performer) | 1951-00-00 | Accordion, Basutoland, concertina, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Mkwanazi,Samuel, Song, Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number TP0482-ABC12194
- Artist(s): Young girls (Performer) | Composer: Young girls (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Chewa, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Rain, Song, Southern African, Young girls, ILAM | Rain song performed by young girls. The song is unaccompanied. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Singolile MwamalundiNyakyusa men | 1950/06/09 | dance, Kinanda, men, Nyakyusa, Nyakyusa, Pango, Singolile Mwamalundi, Song, Southern African, Tanganyika, Tanzania, wedding, women, Zither, ILAM | Kinanda dance song performed at a wedding and accompanied on the Kinanda zither. Refer ILAM field card D2R10
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