South African Music Archive Project
Topical song
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- Composer: Chebitet Arap Maina (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/15 | East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Ketuba bowl lyre, Kipsigis, Kipsigis, Maina,Chebitet Arap, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6L 20
- Composer: Matandiko, W (Performer)Wilisoni Matandiko (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Bangwe, Board zither, Chewa, Folk music, Indigenous music, Malawi, Matandiko,Wilison, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Pangwe, Salima, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with Bangwe (board zither). English translated title - "Take her over to the next village yourself". Further details refer ILAM field card (C5B3).
- Artist(s): Ganda women (Performer) | Composer: Ludovico Mugerwa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/20 | Clapping, Drum, East African, Folk music, Ganda, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kampala, Mugerwa,Ludovico, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3N 1
- Artist(s): Gishu men | Composer: Musolwa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Bowl, East African, Gishu, Gishu, Indigenous music, Lukiko, Musolwa, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2266.
- Composer: Oroclos Ombiza Charles (Performer)Oroclos Ombiza Charles (Composer) | 1905/05/09 | Central African, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Popular music, Struck bottle, Swahili, Topical song, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1135
- Composer: Kamanga, B. (Composer/Performer)Beti Kamanga (Composer/Performer) | 1950/05/29 | Bangwe, Chinteche, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Nkata Bay, Nyasaland, Raft zither, Southern African, Tonga, Topical song, Zither, ILAM | Topical song with Bangwe raft zither. Translated English title - "In England." Further details refer ILAM field card (D2E22)
- Composer: Beti Kamanga (Performer and Composer) | 1950/05/29 | Bangwe raft zither, East African, Indigenous music, Kamanga,Beti, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Strings, Tonga, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number D2E 22
- Composer: Chokwe men (Performer) | 1949/08/02 | Chokwe, Chokwe, Folk music, Hunting song, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Luvale, Nkana, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Hunting song(a) and Topical song(b) with Kalimba accompaniment. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3U1).
- Composer: Kankolongo Alidor (Performer)Composer not specified | 1954-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Chisanzhi mbira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indigenous music, Kankolongo,Alidor, Luba, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2629.
- Composer: Kankolongo Alidor (Performer) | 1952/01/09 | Central African, Chisanzhi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kankolongo,Alidor, Kasai, Likembe, Luba, Mbira, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with Chisanzhi Likembe. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1X2)
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