South African Music Archive Project
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- Artist(s): Entenga Royal Drummers (Performer) | Composer: Entenga Royal drummers (Performer) | 1950/08/30 | Central African, Drum, Entenga Royal Drummers, Ganda, Instrumental, Ntenga, Ntenga single laced conical drum, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Drumming performed on Ntenga drums, meant to tell a story about a woman called Veneneka. The English title for the piece is The dancer in the market. Refer ILAM field card number D5V1
- Artist(s): Ngoma ya Udi (Performer) | Composer: Ramadhani Fataki (Composer/Performer) | 1950/07/20 | Duff, East African, Guitar, Mandoline, Ngoma ya Udi, Nguja, Ramadhani Fataki, Song, Swahili, Tambourine, Tanganyika, Tanzania, topical, Udi, ILAM | Song about not coveting the statuses of others. The song is accompanied by the udi lute, mandoline, and duff tambourine. Translated title is "Do not covet." Refer ILAM field card D4E4
- Artist(s): Kuruseni (Performer)Soga men (Performer) | Composer: Kuruseni (Performer)Soga men (Performer) | 1950/09/02 | Bird, Budongo Likembe mbiras, Call and response, Central African, flat Nsaasi rattle, Kuruseni, Likembe, Mbira, Soga, Soga, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song about a beautiful bird, accompanied by various instruments. Refer ILAM field card number D5Y4
- Artist(s): Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: Nasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Eight Budongo likembe, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbiras, Nasuti Social Club, Nsaasi flat tin rattle, Soga, Song, topical, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by various indigenous instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y4
- Artist(s): Wanyera Natembla (Performer) | Composer: Wanyera Natembla (Performer) | 1950/09/05 | Central African, Contrition, Gishu, Kengele bell, Siilili two string lute, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, Wanyera Natembla, ILAM | The song is about Weyama who is confident enough to acknowledge his shortcomings. Refer ILAM field card number D6B12
- Artist(s): Zakaria Kasasa (Leader)Endongo za Baganda (Performer) | Composer: Zakaria KasasaEndongo za Baganda | 1950/08/30 | Central African, eight string bowl lyre, Endongo, Endongo za Buganda, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Laced conical drum, Ndingidi, Ntenga, one string lute, Song, topical, Traditional music, Uganda, Zakaria Kasara, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by various string instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5V9
- Artist(s): K Daniel (Performer) | Composer: K Daniel (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | admonishment, Daniel,K., Folk, Guitar, Nyanja, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, topical, traditional, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song about adults who send other people's children on errands. Refer ILAM field card number E2C18
- Artist(s): Josiah Nkomo (Performer) | Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Performer) | 1951-00-00 | Guitar, Josiah Nkomo, Male singing, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Song, Southern African, topical, Zulu, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by the guitar. ILAM field card number is unknown
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