South African Music Archive Project
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- Artist(s): Bakoyene Nicolas (Leader)Ensemble Basengele Mbelo (Performer) | Composer: Bakoyene NicolasEnsemble Basengele Mbelo | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Call and response, Central African, Congo, dance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ensemble Basengele Mbelo, Indigenous music, Men singing, Nicolas,Bakoyene, Rhythm on bottle, Song, Traditional music, Ululating, ILAM | Traditional song accompanied by drums and rhythmic beats on a bottle.
- Composer: Martin Lompela (Performer)Composer not specified | 1953/01/21 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Martin Lompela, Mongo, Republic of the Congo, Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP4058
- Composer: Royal Amanzimtoti Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1928-00-00 | KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Piano, Royal Amanzimtoti Entertainers, Rumba, Shake, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Stick, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3433
- Composer: Noah LaisiKaonde men and women at Broken Hill Mine | 1949/08/16 | Broken Hill Mine, dance, Drum, girls, initiation, Kaonde, Kaonde, Laisi,Noah, Luba, men, Northern Rhodesia, Showongo, Song, Southern African, women, Zambia, ILAM | Showongo dance song for men and women, accompanied by conical and goblet drums. Also used for girls initiation ceremony. Refer ILAM field card C4HI2
- Artist(s): Benjamin Otieno (Leader)Kisii Government School Choir (Performer) | Composer: Benjamin OtienoKisii Government School Choir | 1950/09/12 | Dho Luo, East African, Folk music, heroic, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kisii Government School choir, Otieno,Benjamin, Song, Traditional music, ILAM | Herioc song. Further details refer ILAM field card number D6I1
- Artist(s): Benjamin Otieno (Leader)Kisii Government School Choir (Performer) | Composer: Benjamin OtienoKisii Government School Choir | 1950/09/12 | Dho Luo, East African, Folk music, heroic, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kisii Government School choir, Otieno,Benjamin, Song, Traditional music, ILAM | Herioc song. Further details refer ILAM field card number D6I1
- Artist(s): Benet Lolubo (Composer/Performer)Meru men (Performer) | Composer: Benet Lolubo (Composer/Performer)Meru men (Performer) | 1950/10/02 | Chaga, Colonial, East African, fighting, Kisengele bells, Lolubo,Benet, Masai beaten, Meru, Meru, Scraping noise, Shield, Song, Spears, Tanganyika, Tanzania, White men, ILAM | Fighting song about their victory of the Masai and the white coloniser having taken their land. The song is accompanied by bells and introduced with the scaping sound of spear ends on their shields. Refer ILAM field card D7C14
- Artist(s): Rhythm Experts Band (Performer)Leader Joseph Silasi (Performer) | Composer: Rhythm Experts Band (Performer)Leader Joseph Silasi (Performer) | 1950/10/17 | dance, Double Bass, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Male singing, Mandoline, Popular, Rhythm Experts Band, Silasi,Joseph, Song, Swahili, ILAM | Dance song accompanied by the guitars, mandoline and double bass. Refer ILAM field card number D7R3
- Artist(s): J Nganza (Performer)J Ouwerx (Performer)Ensemble Lolaka (Performer) | Composer: Joseph NganzaJohn OuwerxEnsemble Lolaka | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, bell, Central African, Chime, Congo, dance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ensemble Lolaka, Indigenous music, Nganza,Joseph, Ouwerx,John, Rattle, Song, Tin whistle, Traditional music, ILAM | Traditional dance song accompanied by various instruments.
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