South African Music Archive Project
Topical song
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- Artist(s): Simon Mafiru Sitole | 1957/01/03 | Central African, Chipinga district, Indigenous music, Mount Selinda, Ndau, Rhodesia, Simon Mafiru Sitole, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song with mbira dza WaNdau and deze resonator. "See I am crying, mother-in-law.Poverty, elder brother, alack.See, Sophiatown is bad, PatisoniIn my distress I think of homeHappiness to you all at Marange."The singer sings about the conditions in which he finds himself at Sophiatown, near Johannesburg, where he works as a carpenter's assistant. His home, Marange is in the Chipinga District of Southern Rhodesia, about 400 miles north east of Johannesburg.Details from ILAM record number TP4272-2
- Artist(s): Babu (Performer) | Composer: Mudumu (Performer)Zakaua (Performer) | 1933-00-00 | Babu, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Mudumu, Njari, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zakaua, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3717
- Composer: Mudumu (Performer)Babu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1933-00-00 | Babu, Indigenous music, Karanga, Mbira, Mudumu, Njari, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP3718
- Composer: Nezala Shonga (Composer/Performer) | 1950/05/26 | Bango, Board zither, Henga, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mzimba, Nezala Shonga, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, Tumbuka, ILAM | Translation: Let me feed the hungry bird. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D2A11.
- Composer: George Sibanda (Composer/Performer) | 1950/04/29 | Bulawayo, Guitar, Ndebele, Sibanda, George, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translation: I love you dark-skinned girl. Further details refer ILAM field card (DA5)
- Composer: Feliciaus Gomez (Composer)Muarano Gomez (Performer) | 1955/08/10 | Dance song, East African, Gomez,Feliciano Muntano, Gomez,Muntano, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Ndau, Portuguese East Africa, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number TP4271-3
- Artist(s): Ndau people (Performer) | 1951-00-00 | Indigenous music, Mount Silinda, Ndau, Ndau, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2390
- Artist(s): Mangbele men and women (Performer) | Composer: Mongika (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/01 | Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Gombari, Indigenous music, Ituri, Mangbele, Mangbele, Metal bell, Mongika, Republic of the Congo, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4E 5
- Composer: Gabriel Ebogoma (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/08 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebogoma,Gabriel, Folk song, Indigenous music, Medje, Neikembe likembe, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card F4J-5
- Composer: Gabriel Ebogoma (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebogoma,Gabriel, Indigenous music, Medje, Medje, Neikembe mbira, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2753.
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