South African Music Archive Project
Traditional music
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- Artist(s): Nekemiya Nanywamu (Performer)Kasani Byansi (Performer) | Composer: Nekemiya NanywamuKasani Byansi | 1950/09/02 | Central African, Chordophone, East African, eight string lyre, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kasani Byansi, mourning, Ndingidi, Ndingidi one string lute, Nekemiya Nanywamu, Ntongoli, Soga, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Mourning song accompanied by the Ntongoli eight string lyre and Ndingidi one string lute. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5Y16
- Artist(s): Seli's nephews (Performer) | Composer: Seli's nephews (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | banjo, Chinyanja, dance, Guitar, Malawi, Men singing, Part singing, Popular music, Seli's nephews, Song, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | Popular dance song accompanied by the guitar and banjo.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1007
- Artist(s): Sephoto Mokoena (Performer) | Composer: Sephoto Mokoena | 1965-00-00 | concertina, Folk music, Indigenous music, Lesotho, Mokoena,Sephota, Popular music, Song, Sotho, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | Song accompanied on the concertina
- Artist(s): C Xabanisa (Leader)Xabanisa's Xhosa Choir (Performer) | Composer: Xabanisa's Xhosa Choir (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Choir, Harmonic, men and women, Mixed voice Choir, Religious music, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, Xabanisa's Xhosa Choir, Xhosa, Xhosa, ILAM | Unaccompanied song with rich harmonies
- Artist(s): Matia Kaberuka (Leader)Western Province Demonstration Team (Performer) | Composer: Matia KaberukaWestern Province Demonstration Team | 1950/08/17 | Central African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Matia Kaberuka, Nkole, Nyoro, One banjo, One mandoline, propaganda, Song, Traditional music, Two Guitar, Uganda, Western Province Demonstration Team, ILAM | Propaganda song accompanied by various string instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5I3
- Artist(s): Matia Kaberuka (Leader)Western Province Demonstration Team (Performer) | Composer: Matia KaberukaWestern Province Demonstration Team | 1950/08/17 | Central African, Indigenous music, Matia Kaberuka, Nkole, Nyoro, One banjo, One mandoline, Popular music, propaganda, Song, Traditional music, Two Guitar, Uganda, Western Province Demonstration Team, ILAM | Propaganda song accompanied by various string instruments. Same as CR0141-XYZ5297. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5I3
- Composer: Imvumi Zesizwe (Performer)The National Singers (Performer) | 1955-00-00 | Cape, Ciskei, Clapping, Eastern Cape, Imvumi Zesizwe, Piano, South Africa, Southern African, The National Singers, Traditional music, Transkei, Vocal, Wedding song, Xhosa, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0840
- Artist(s): Randolph Simmons (Leader)The Casablanca Steel Orchestra (Performer) | Composer: Randolph SimmonsThe Casablanca Steel Orchestra | 1900-01-00 | Calypso, Caribbean, Clarinet, Creole, dance, Guitar, Popular music, Randolph Simmons, Repetitive melodic fragments, Saxophone, Song, Steel pans, The Casablanca Steel Orchestra, Traditional music, Trinidad, trumpet, ILAM | Calypso dance song performed on various instruments. The voices sing repetitive chorus lines rather than long melody. Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1000
- Artist(s): Baron Arrieta (Leader)The Casablanca Steel Orchestra (Performer) | Composer: Baron ArrietaThe Casablanca Steel Orchestra | 1900-01-00 | Baron Arrieta, Calypso, Caribbean, Casablanca Steel Orchestra, Creole, dance, Iron bell, Popular music, Steel pans, Traditional music, Trinidad, ILAM | Calypso dance performed on various instruments.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1005
- Artist(s): Iziye Dike (Performer) | Composer: Iziye Dike | 1966-00-00 | dance, Guitar, Indigenous music, Iziye Dike, Popular music, Rhodesia, Shona, Song, Southern African, Tin rattle, Traditional music, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Dance song accompanied by the guita
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