South African Music Archive Project
Topical song
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- Composer: Tom Musanda (Performer and Composer)Augustine Chisanga (Performer) | 1952/01/18 | Bemba, Chisanga,Augustine, Guitar, Musonda,Tom, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card number F1H-7
- Artist(s): Unaccompanied | Composer: Barrie Passeli Brothers (Performer) | 1951/06/13 | banjo, Guitar, New Location, Paseli Brothers, Paseli,Bari, Salisbury, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Yao, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer to ILAM field card (E2J10)
- Composer: Barrie Passeli Brothers (Performer)Barrie Passeli Brothers (Composer) | 1951/06/13 | banjo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Paseli Brothers, Paseli,Bari, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Yao, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: E2J 10
- Composer: Enoch Evani (Performer)Evani, E. (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Evani,Enoch, Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with guitar. Composer unspecified.
- Composer: Mwenda Jean Bosco (Performer)Mwenda Jean Bosco (Composer) | 1905/05/05 | Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Mwenda,Jean Bosco, Popular music, Swahili, Topical song, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1160
- Composer: Berroit Kukwabo (Performer)Berroit Kukwabo (Composer) | 1952/07/27 | Bira, Bunia, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Congo, Indigenous music, Kukwabo,Berroit, Likembe, Mbira, Northern Congo, Republic of the Congo, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4C 2
- Composer: Charondet Arap Ng'asuraKipsigi men | 1950/09/15 | East African, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Lyre, Ng'asura,Charondet Arap, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song about the mystical singer, Chemirocha, accompanied by the 6 string Chepkong bowl lyre. Refer ILAM field card D6L19
- Artist(s): Charondet Arap Ng'asura and Kipsigis men | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo bowl lyre, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Ng'asura, Charondet Arap, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre. Chemirocha the mystical singer, (based on Jimmy Rodgers, the American guitarist) is at Kericho, they say. 'Why'. He is said to have visited a friend of his at Ituna! The similarity of the two instruments, the guitar and the local lyre has given rise to the legend of this wandering player whose records have been heard, but whose presence is a mystery. The young men having sung this version of Chemirocha said that it was really their sisters' song, but they were too shy to sing it. Eventually the girls were persuaded to sing and gave us the next version.Details from ILAM field card number: D6L 19
- Artist(s): Kipsigis men | Composer: Charondet Arap Ng'asura (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chepkongo lyre, East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Ng'asura,Charondet Arap, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2110.
- Composer: Musonda, T. (Composer/Performer)Tom Musonda (Composer/Performer)Chisanga, A. (Performer)Augustine Chisanga (Performer) | 1952/01/18 | Bemba, Chisanga,Augustine, Dance music, Guitar, Kasama, Musonda,Tom, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Topical song with guitars. Translated English title - "Be careful." Further details refer ILAM field card (F1H7)
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