South African Music Archive Project
Topical song
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- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Composer/Performer)Nkomo, J. (Composer/Performer) | 1952/02/19 | Bulawayo, Guitar, Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Town dance, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song with guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card (F1Z7)
- Composer: The Basuto Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Basuto Choir, Basutoland, Choir, Choral music, Lesotho, Lithoko type, Sotho, South Africa, South Sotho, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0800
- Composer: Shonongo, J. (Performer) | 1949/07/31 | Bisa, Kalimba, Kankobele, Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia, Shonongo,J., Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Two topical songs with Kalimba and Kankobele accompaniment. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3S2).
- Artist(s): Sotho singers (Performer) | Composer: Composer not specifiedBeatrice Mbanjwa (Performer) | 1948-00-00 | Basutoland, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Mbanjwa,Beatrice, Sotho, Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Unaccompanied topical song. Further details refer ILAM record TP0033-ABC305
- Artist(s): Bukusu men (Performer) | Composer: Waliaula, W. (Composer/Performer)Wasiole Waliaula (Composer/Performer) | 1950/09/11 | Bukusu, Bukusu, East African, Iron, Kenya, Lute, Luya, Nyanza, Topical song, Waliaula,Maunda, ILAM | Topical song with Sihilili lute and piece of iron. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6H8)
- Artist(s): Bukusu men (Performer) | Composer: Wasiole Waliula (Performer)Wasiole Waliula (Composer) | 1950/09/11 | Bukusu, Bukusu, East African, Indigenous music, Iron, Kenya, Luyia, Nyanza, Sihilili lute, Topical song, Wasiole Waliula, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: D6H-8
- Composer: Bisha ya Lokele (Performer)Kisangani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/18 | Bisha ya Lokele, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Indigenous music, Kele, Kisangani, Topical song, Vocal, ILAM | Calypso dance song performed on various instruments. The voices sing repetitive chorus lines rather than long melody. Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1087
- Composer: Ntsasa's Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Basutoland, Choral music, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Ntsasa's Choir, Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM record TP0092-ABC986
- Composer: Feliciano Gomes (Lead Performer/Composer)Gremio Civil Chaimite (Performer) | 1950/11/01 | East African, Gomez,Feliciano Muntano, Gremio Civil Chaimite, Guitar, Lourenco Marques, Makwakwa, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Topical song, Tswa, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card no. D8G2.
- Composer: Central Choir, Roma College (Performer)Roma College Central Choir(Performer) | 1951/05/23 | Basutoland, Concert song, Lesotho, Roma College Central Choir, Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical concert song . Further details refer ILAM field card (E1C8)
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