South African Music Archive Project
Traditional music
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- 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): Samson Baloy (Performer) | Composer: Samson Baloy | 1900-01-00 | Folk music, Indigenous music, Mbira, Samson Baloy, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Venda, ILAM | Song accompanied by mbira although the label identifies the instrument as a Venda Auto Harp
- Artist(s): Matia Kaberuka (Leader)Western Province Demonstration Team (Performer) | Composer: Matia KaberukaWestern Province Demonstration Team | 1950/08/17 | banjo, Central African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mandoline, Matia Kaberuka, Nkole, Nyoro, propaganda, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, Western Province Demonstration Team, ILAM | Propaganda song accompanied by various string instruments. Same as CR0205-XYZ5300. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5I6
- Artist(s): Nimrod Makanya (Leader)The Bantu Glee Singers (Performer) | Composer: Nimrod H MakanyaThe Bantu Glee Singers | 1960/01/01 | Bantu Glee Singers, dance, Indigenous music, Makanya,Nimrod H., Marabi style, Mixed voices Choir, Piano, Popular music, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Dance song in the Marabi style
- Composer: N. Q. Home Division (Performer)S. Zwane (Composer) | 1953-00-00 | N.Q. Home Division, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, Zwane,S., ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0192.
- Composer: The Shangaan Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1955-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan Choir, Southern African, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0832
- Composer: The Shangaan Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1955-00-00 | East African, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan Choir, Southern African, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0889
- Artist(s): Kosi Pedro (Performer)John Ouwerx (Performer) | Composer: Kosi PedroJohn OuwerxEnsemble Lolaka | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clap sticks, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ensemble Lolaka, Indigenous music, Kosi Pedro, Marimba, Mbira, Ouwerx,John, Song, Traditional music, Xylophone, ILAM | Traditional song accompanied by various instruments and possibly a xylophone with metal bars.
- Artist(s): Lutheni Shandu (Performer) | Composer: Lutheni Shandu | 1955/01/28 | End-blown flute, Folk music, Igekle, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Lutheni Shandu, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Traditional tune performed on the Igekle end-blown flute. The translated title is "The women who ill-treats a child". Further details refer ILAM field card number H1E9
- Artist(s): A Kuzwayo (Leader)Zulu dance band (Performer) | Composer: A KuzwayoZulu dance bandKuzwayo's band | 1960/01/01 | banjo, concertina, dance, Guitar, Indigenous music, Kuzwayo,A., Popular music, Repeated motifs, South Africa, Southern African, Tin rattle, Traditional music, Vas trap, Zulu, Zulu, ILAM | Dance acompanied by various instruments
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