South African Music Archive Project
Topical song
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- Artist(s): Nika Boys | Composer: Kalachi Mwinyi (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Kalachi Mwinyi, Kenya, Nika, Nika, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2465.
- Composer: Charles Ombiza (Performer)Charles Ombiza (Composer) - lyrics) | 1952/08/20 | Bottle, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Friction stick, Guitar, Indigenous music, Ngala, Ombiza,Charles, Republic of the Congo, Rumba, Stanleyville, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4O 5
- Composer: Longwani Nanjeko (Performer) | 1949/08/03 | Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Kangombio, Longwani, Lozi, Mbira, Nanjeko, Nkana, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Topical song with Kangombio mbira. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3V5)
- Composer: Royike Molahlehi and company (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949-00-00 | Basutoland, Lesotho, Royike Molahlehi, Sotho, South Sotho, Southern African, Topical song, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3390
- Composer: Joao Sachimbundu (Performer - vocals)John Tembu (Performer - guitarist) | 1952/01/28 | Angola, Central African, Guitar, Joao Sachimbundu, John Tembu, Lobito Bay, Mbundu, Portuguese West Africa, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Translated English title - "Let us go home to eat beans." Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1O 4
- Composer: Jonas Mate (Performer)Composer not specified | 1948-00-00 | Accordion, concertina, Jonas Mate, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3419
- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Composer/Performer) | 1951/06/04 | Guitar, Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2A2
- Composer: Moses Dube (Composer/Performer) | 1951/06/04 | Bulawayo, Guitar, Indigenous music, Moses Dube, Ndebele, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translation: My father works on a farm. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard E2A-9.
- Artist(s): The Boogie Woogie Songsters | Composer: Rusiki, A. B. C. (Performer/Lead) | 1951/06/05 | Boogie Woogie Songsters, Bulawayo, Concert song, Guitar, Ndebele, Part song, Rusiki,A.B.C., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "My father". Further details refer ILAM field card no. E2B15.
- 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: TP3416
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