South African Music Archive Project
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- Artist(s): S Mondo (Performer)Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: S MondoNasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lament, Leprosy, Mondo,S., mourning, Nasuti Social Club, Ntongoli eight string lyre, Soga, Song, topical, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song about a leper who is lamenting his demise and loneliness. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y15
- Artist(s): S Mondo (Performer)Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: S MondoNasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Disease, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Leprosy, Mondo,S., Mournful, Nasuti Social Club, Ntongoli eight string lyre, Soga, Song, topical, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by the Ntongoli eight string lyre. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y15
- Composer: Achieug Mukunga (Performer)Achieug Mukunga (Composer) | 1952/09/28 | Alego, Central Nyanga, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Luo, Lyre, Mukunga,Achieug, topical, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card F5B-8
- Artist(s): Bulasiyo Namawa (Performer) | Composer: Bulasiyo Namawa (Performer) | 1950/09/05 | Bulasiyo Namawa, Central African, Gishu, Gishu subjugated by the English, historical, Lidungu seven string lyre, Mayi muro sali mayi, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Song about the period when the Gishu were sibjugated by the English. The other song on the record is called Mayi muro sali mayi. Refer ILAM field card D6B10
- 1950-00-00 | banjo, Central African, dance, Males singing, Mandoline, Nyoro, Popular, Song, topical, Triple time, Uganda, ILAM | Topical dance song in triple time, performed by men who are accompanied by the banjo and mandoline. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Composer: Josiah Nkomo (Performer and Composer) | 1952/02/20 | Bulawayo, Folk music, Guitar, Josiah Nkomo, Ndebele, Nkomo,J., Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, topical, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F2A 1
- Artist(s): Meriki Fumbe (Performer) | Composer: Meriki Fumbe (Performer) | 1951/06/06 | Bangwe board zither, Folk, Meriki Fumbe, Petrol tin resonator, Sena, Song, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Ten strings, topical, traditional, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by Bangwe board zither. Refer ILAM field card numer E2C26
- Artist(s): Baron Arrieta (Leader)The Casablanca Steel Orchestra (Performer) | Composer: The Casablanca Steel Orchestra (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Baron Arrieta, Calypso, Caribbean, Casablanca Steel Orchestra, Creole, dance, Guitar, Man singing, Popular music, Saxophone, Song, Steel pans, topical, Traditional music, Trinidad, trumpet, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1000
- Artist(s): Daudi Otuoma (Performer) | Composer: Daudi Otuoma (Performer) | 1950/09/13 | Daudi Otuoma, Dholuo, East African, Gara leg bells, Kenya, Song, Thum eight string lyre, topical, traditional, ILAM | Praise song for a friend, accompanied by rattles and a lyre. Refer ILAM field card number D6J3
- Artist(s): FH Simon Abollo (Performer)Ibrahim Abongo (Performer) | Composer: FH Simon Amollo (Performer)Ibrahim Abongo (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Dho Luo, East African, FH Simon Amollo, Guitar, Ibrahim Abongo, Mandoline, singing, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, topical, ILAM | Topical song performed on guitar and mandoline. ILAM field card number is unknown
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