South African Music Archive Project
Topical song
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- Artist(s): Hangaza people (Performer) | Composer: Serina Mako (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | East African, Hangaza, Hangaza, Indigenous music, Mako,Serina, Rundi, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, ILAM | Mainly vocalRattle
- Artist(s): Paul Mwachupa (Performer)Henry Timothy (Performer) | Composer: P. Mwachupa (Composer) | 1952/05/25 | Central African, East African, Guitar, Henry Timothy, Kenya, Mombasa, Paul Mwachupa, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song. "Mazera's village". Further details refer to ILAM field card F3C
- 1943-00-00 | Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM record TP0094-ABC3146T
- Composer: Benidict Moleleke | 1941/05/21 | Basutoland, Folk song, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Moleleke,Benedict, Praise song, Roma Mission, Sotho, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Indigenous Lithoko praise song origininating in Mount Fletcher. Further details refer to ILAM card no. E1A3
- Composer: Oroclos (Performer)Charles Ombiza (Learder and Composer) | 1952/08/22 | Belgian Congo, Bottle with friction stick, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Ngwana, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Stanleyville, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4Q-4.
- Artist(s): Unaccompanied | Composer: Barrie Passeli Brothers (Composer) | 1951/06/13 | Central African, Guitar, Harmonica, Paseli Brothers, Paseli,Bari, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Yas, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer to ILAM field card E2J
- Composer: Buja soldiers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/02 | Buja, Buja, Bumba, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Indigenous music, Ngala, Republic of the Congo, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4F 7
- Composer: Elijah and Polly (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Elijah, Guitar, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Polly, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3501
- Composer: The Manyika Minstrels (Performer)Charles Kachisi (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Guitar, Kachisi,Charles, Manyika, Manyika Minstrels, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Umtali, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR1602.
- Composer: Charles Kachisi (Leader)The Manyika Minstrels (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kachisi,Charles, Manyika, Manyika Minstrels, Sakubva Township, Shona, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Umtali, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number CR1651Translated in English "Umtali is very hot, like a fire"
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