South African Music Archive Project
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- Composer: Saadani Abdu Kandoro (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/18 | East African, Nguja, Poetry, Saadani Abdu Kandoro, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Sung Poem. Further details refer to ILAM card no D4C23
- 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 TP0496-ABC12625
- Composer: Luunda women | 1949/07/20 | Luunda, Luunda, millet, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, work, Zambia, ILAM | Work song for sowing millet in the fieldsRefer ILAM field card C3H10
- Artist(s): Sunderland String Band (Performer)Leader Lewis (Performer) | Composer: Sunderland Dance Band (Performer)Leader Lewis (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Beating sticks, dance, East African, Guitar, Males, Mandoline, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, rattles, Song, Sunderland Dance Band, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Dance song performed by a man who is accompanied by an orchestra with guitars, mandoline, beating sticks and rattles. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Moshi Ufunguo (Performer)Unidentified others (Performer) | Composer: Moshi Ufunguo (Performer)Unidentified others (Performer) | 1950/07/17 | Basket rattle, East African, Humorous, malimba, Moshi Ufunguo, Nguja, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Xylophone, ILAM | Humorous song accompanied by xylophones and a basket rattle. Refer ILAM field card number D4B5
- Composer: Moshi Ufunguo (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/17 | Basket rattle, East African, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, malimba, Marimba, Moshi Ufunguo, Nguja, Rattle, Song, Swahili, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Xylophone, ILAM | Humorous song sung by the composer and his party. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. D4B5.
- Artist(s): Sunderland String Band (Performer)Leader Louis Mellito (Performer) | Composer: Sunderland String Band (Performer)Leader Louis Mellito (Performer) | 1950/07/11 | banjo, Clapper sticks, dance, East African, Guitar, love, Male singing, Mellito,Louis, Nguja, Song, Sunderland String Band, Swahili, Syncopated rhythm, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Wind instruments, ILAM | Love song accompanied by various instruments. The English title is My love has rejected me. Refer ILAM field card number D3V3
- Artist(s): Moshi Ufunguo's party | Composer: Moshi Ufunguo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Humorous, Malimba xylophone, Moshi Ufunguo, Nguja, Rattle, Song, Swahili, Tabora, Tanganyika, Tanzania, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number CR1402.
- Artist(s): Nyanja men (Performer) | Composer: Makunganya (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | East African, Indigenous language, Indigenous music, Makunganya, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Song, Song story, Southern African, story, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1207
- Artist(s): Bakoyene Nicolas (Leader)Ensemble Basengele Mbelo (Performer) | Composer: Bakoyene NicolasEnsemble Basengele Mbelo | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Call and response, Central African, Chant-like, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ensemble Basengele Mbelo, Indigenous music, Lyre, Men singing, Nicolas,Bakoyene, Song, Traditional music, ILAM | Traditional chant-like song accompanied by various indigenous instruments and clapping.
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