South African Music Archive Project
Topical song
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- Artist(s): Kipsigis men | Composer: Chelule Arap Chimo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Chepkongo lyre, Chimo,Chelule Arap, East African, Indigenous music, Kapkatet, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number :CR2116.
- Composer: Chelule Arap ChimoKipsigi men | 1950/09/15 | Chepkongo, Chimo,Chelule Arap, East African, Kenya, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Lyre, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song about everyone having a mate somewhere. Accompanied by Chepkongo 6 string bowl lyre. Refer ILAM field card D6L21
- Composer: Beatrice Mbanjwa and her Big Boys (Performer)Composer not specified | 1946-00-00 | Big Boys, KwaZulu-Natal, Mbanjwa,Beatrice, Natal, Piano, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3878
- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Composer/Performer)Nkomo, J. (Composer/Performer) | 1952/02/20 | Bulawayo, Guitar, Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song with guitar. Translated English title - "Everything has to be made clean." Further details refer ILAM field card (F2A1)
- Composer: Jonas Mate (Performer)Composer not specified | 1946-00-00 | Accordion, concertina, Jonas Mate, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3417
- Composer: Chabarwa Musanda Sinyoro (Performer) | 1949/10/03 | Concert song, Indigenous music, Mbira, Njanja, Njari, Shona, Sinyoro,Chabarwa Musunda, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0719
- Composer: Composer not specifiedChabarwa Musanda Sinyoro (Performer) | 1949/10/03 | Concert song, Indigenous music, Mbira, Njanja, Njari, Shona, Sinyoro,Chabarwa Musunda, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM Shellac record number: TP0720
- Composer: Lower Gwelo Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/05/06 | Clapping, Guitar, Lower Gwelo, Lower Gwelo Choir, Ndebele, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, Zulu, ILAM | Translated English title - "Hit the coward." Further details refer ILAM field card number: DH-14
- 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: My bath towel. Topical song with guitar accompaniment. Further details refer to ILAM card no. E2A7
- Composer: George Sibanda (Composer/Performer) | 1950/04/29 | Bulawayo, Guitar, Ndebele, Sibanda, George, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Story Song, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Song with guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card (DA1)
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