South African Music Archive Project
Traditional music
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- Artist(s): Men and women of the Shembe Church (Performer) | Composer: Men and women of the Shembe Church | 1955/01/24 | dance, Folk music, Hymn, Indigenous music, Shembe, Shembe Church Choir, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, Zulu, ILAM | Hymn for dancing. The translated title is "The cock that crows at dawn". Further details refer ILAM field card number H1C1
- Artist(s): Baghaphile Makhoba (Performer) | Composer: Baghaphile Makhoba | 1955/01/27 | Braced bow, Chordophone, Folk music, Indigenous music, Makhoba,Bagaphile, Makhweyana bow, self-delectative, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Self-delectative song accompanied by the braced, Makhweyana bow. The translated title is "Belt for my waist". Further details refer ILAM field card number H1D15
- Artist(s): Mbata (Singer)Zulu band (Instrumental Performer) | Composer: MbataZulu band | 1900-01-00 | Alcohol, dance, Guitar, Hangover, humou, Indigenous music, Mbata, Mouth organ, Popular music, Song, South Africa, South African, Traditional music, Zulu, Zulu, ILAM | Humorous song about having a hangover after drinking alcohol.
- Artist(s): Boys and girls of Mhlolutini's village (Performer) | Composer: Boys and girls of Mhlolutini's villageFolk | 1955/01/28 | Clapping, dance, Dhlamu dance, Folk music, girls, Indigenous music, Mhlolutini's village, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Traditional dance performed by young girls. Further details refer ILAM field card number H1E10
- Artist(s): Aliwal North Xhosa Choir (Performer) | Composer: Aliwal North Xhosa Choir (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Aliwal North Xhosa Choir, dance, Fast speed, Marabi style, men and women, Piano, Popular music, Secular music, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Xhosa, ILAM | Marabi style dance song for men and women, accompanied by the piano
- 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: TS0234.
- Artist(s): Nyeleti ya kusha (Performer) | Composer: Nyeleti ya kusha | 1900-01-00 | dance, Guitar, Indigenous music, Man singing, Mozambique, Nyeleti ya kusha, Popular music, Portuguese, Rattle, Shangaan, Song, South Africa, South African, Traditional music, Virtuoso guitar playing, ILAM | Dance song accompanied by guitar and rattle.
- Artist(s): Baghaphile Makhoba (Performer) | Composer: Baghaphile Makhoba | 1955/01/27 | Braced bow, Chordophone, Folk music, Indigenous music, Makhoba,Bagaphile, Makhweyana bow, self-delectative, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Self-delectative song accompanied by the braced, Makhweyana bow. The translated title is "Strings of my bead apron". Further details refer ILAM field card number H1D15
- Artist(s): Shangaan Choir (Performer) | Composer: Shangaan Choir | 1900-01-00 | Call and response, Choir, Drum, Indigenous music, Men singing, Shangaan, Shangaan, Song, South Africa, South African, Traditional music, ILAM | Traditional song performed by men in a call and response fashion.
- Artist(s): Zakaria Kasasa (Leader)Endongo za Baganda (Performer) | Composer: Zakaria KasasaEndongo za Baganda | 1950/08/30 | Central African, Endongo eight string bowl lyre, Endongo za Buganda, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Ndingidi one string lute, Ntenga laced conical drum, patriotic, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, Zakaria Kasara, ILAM | Patriotic song accompanied by various indigenous instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5V11
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