South African Music Archive Project
Topical song
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- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Composer) | 1951/06/04 | Bulawayo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translation: Dance the Marabi, mama. Topical song with guitar accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM field card no. E2A19
- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Performer)Josiah Nkomo (Composer) | 1951/06/04 | Guitar, Indigenous music, Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "Dance the marabi , mama." Further details refer ILAM field card number: E2A 19
- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951/06/04 | East African, Guitar, Gwanda, Indigenous music, Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM field card number: E2A 8
- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Composer) | 1951/06/04 | Bulawayo, Indigenous music, Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translation: When the girls dance they make the wind whistle. Topical song with guitar accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM card no. E2A8
- Artist(s): Albert Maseka (Conductor) | Composer: African Pride Singers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | African Pride Singers, KwaZulu-Natal, Maseka,Albert, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3486
- Composer: Chuma, T. (Performer)Timoti Chuma (Performer) | 1951/06/07 | Chuma,Timothy, Guitar, Ndebele, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song with guitar. Translated English title - "What is wrong my beautiful?" Further details refer ILAM field card (E2D5)
- Composer: Morning Light Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1946-00-00 | Choir, Choral music, KwaZulu-Natal, Morning Light Choir, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Zulu choir. Further details refer ILAM record TP0025-ABC361
- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Performer) | 1951/06/04 | Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, Zulu, ILAM | Topical song with guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2A4
- Composer: Babo Hloka (Performer) | 1952/02/20 | Bulawayo, Guitar, Hloka,Bobo, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Xhosa, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. F2A7.
- Artist(s): Lower Gwelo Choir (Performer) | Composer: Fraser Mpofu (Leader) | 1950/05/06 | Folk song, Fraser Mpofu, Guitar, Indigenous music, Lower Gwelo Choir, Ndebele, Salisbury, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | A "joki" is a casanova. Further details refer to ILAM card no. DH13
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