South African Music Archive Project
Traditional music
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- Artist(s): Nasuti Social Club (Performer) | Composer: Nasuti Social Clu | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Christianity, Eight Budongo, Eleven note Likembe mbira, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nasuti Social Club, Nsaasi flat tin rattle, Religious music, Soga, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Religious song accompanied by various indigenous instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y1
- Artist(s): Carle Borde (Leader)The Merry Makers Steel Orchestra (Performer) | Composer: Carle BordeThe Merry Makers Steel Orchestra | 1900-01-00 | Calypso, Caribbean, Carle Borde, Creole, dance, Guitar, Instrumental, Maracas, Merry Makers Steel Orchestra, Popular music, Steel pans, Traditional music, Trinidad, ILAM | Calypso dance performed on various instruments.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1001
- Artist(s): JP Odera (Performer) | Composer: JP Odera | 1950/08/01 | dance, Dho Luo, East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Odera,J.P., Popular music, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, topical, Traditional music, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by the guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4R16
- Artist(s): Walter Arum (Performer)Kisii Government School Choir (Performer) | Composer: Walter ArumKisii Government School Choir | 1950/09/12 | Arum,Walter, Dho Luo, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kisii Government School choir, Lament, mourning, Song, Traditional music, ILAM | Lament. Further details refer ILAM field card number D6I4
- Composer: Nourse Mine Basutos (Performer)Composer not specified | 1960-00-00 | Basutoland, Lesotho, Nourse Mines Basutos, Sotho, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Vocal, Whistle, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0872
- Artist(s): Presbyterian Sunday School (Performer)IBRA Singing Band (Performer) | Composer: IBRA Singing Band (Performer) | 1960-00-00 | Choir, Christian, Hymn, IBRA Singing Band, men and women, Part-singing, Presbyterian Sunday School, Religious music, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, ILAM | Hymn performed by men and women. It is unaccompanied
- Artist(s): Aliwal North Xhosa Choir (Performer) | Composer: Aliwal North Sesotho Choir (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Aliwal North Sesotho Choir, Choir, Folk music, Mbube, men and women, Popular music, Secular music, Song, Sotho, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | Unaccompanied Marabi style song for men and women
- Artist(s): Nourse Mines Basutos (Performer) | Composer: Nourse Mines Basutos | 1900-01-00 | Chief Molapo, Dingaan, Folk music, heroic, historical, Nourse Mines Basutos, praise, Slow speed, Song, Sotho, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu-Basuto struggle, ILAM | Praise song for Chief Molapo who had resisted Dingaan
- Artist(s): Nourse Mines Basutos (Performer) | Composer: Nourse Mines Basutos | 1900-01-00 | Choir, Folk music, Indigenous music, Nourse Mines Basutos, Ramakhobotlo, recitative, Song, Sotho, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | Song performed by Basuto men on the mines
- Artist(s): Bakoyene Nicolas (Leader)Ensemble Basengele Mbelo (Performer) | Composer: Bakoyene NicolasEnsemble Basengele Mbelo | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Call and response, Central African, Chant-like, Clapping, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ensemble Basengele Mbelo, Indigenous music, Lyre, Men singing, Nicolas,Bakoyene, Song, Traditional music, ILAM | Traditional chant-like song accompanied by various indigenous instruments and clapping.
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