South African Music Archive Project
Traditional music
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- Artist(s): William Mseleku (Leader)Amanzimtoti Zulu Choir (Performer) | Composer: William MselekuAmanzimtoti Zulu Choir | 1960/01/01 | Amanzimtoti Zulu Choir, Christianity, Hymn, Indigenous music, Mseleku,William, Organ, Religious music, Solo and Choir, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Hymn performed by solo voice and choi
- Artist(s): Mameyigudi (Performer)Luhlanya (Performer) | Composer: MameyigudiLuhlanya | 1960/01/01 | Choir, concertina, dance, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luhlanya, Mameyigudi, Popular music, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Traditional dance song accompanied by the concertina
- Artist(s): William Mseleku (Leader)Mseluku and his merrymakers (Performer) | Composer: William MselekuMseluku and his merrymakers | 1960/01/01 | Choir, dance, Drum, Famine, Indigenous music, Locusts, Marabi style, Merrymakers, Mseleku,William, Piano, Popular music, Rhythm sticks, Song, South Africa, Southern African, Southern Natal, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Song performed by a choir accompanied by various instruments. The subject deals with the famine in southern Kwazulu Natal(Natal) caused by locusts in 1923
- Artist(s): Theophillus Mark (Leader)The Merry Makers Steel Orchestra (Performer) | Composer: The Merry Makers Steel Orchestra (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Calypso, Caribbean, Creole, dance, Iron bell, Maracas, Merry Makers Steel Orchestra, Popular music, Steel pans, Theophillus Mark, Traditional music, Trinidad, ILAM | Calypso dance performed on various instruments.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1004
- Artist(s): BJP Tyamzashe (Leader)Xabanisa's Xhosa Choir (Performer) | Composer: Xabanisa's Xhosa Choir (Performer) | 1900-01-00 | Choir, Harmonic, men and women, Mixed voice Choir, Secular music, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Tyamzashe,B.J.P., Unaccompanied, Xabanisa's Xhosa Choir, Xhosa, Xhosa, ILAM | Unaccompanied song with rich harmonies
- 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: N. Q. Home Division (Performer)S. Zwane (Composer) | 1952-00-00 | N.Q. Home Division, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, Zwane,S., ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: TS0282.
- Artist(s): The pirate coons (Performer) | Composer: The pirate coons | 1960/01/01 | Ballad style, Folk music, Indigenous music, Male Choir, Piano, Pirate Coons, Slow moving, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Xenophobia, Zulu, ILAM | Traditional song performed by a male choir. The translated title is "Our country is being devoured by birds (foreigners)"
- 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): Madam Colon-Gentil (Singer)John Ouwerx (Performer)Ensemble Lolaka (Performer) | Composer: Madam Colon-GentilJohn OuwerxEnsemble Lolaka | 1900-01-00 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Clave rhythm, Congo, dance, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Ensemble Lolaka, French, Guitar, Indigenous music, Madam Colon-Gentil, Maracas, Ouwerx,John, Popular music, Rhythm sticks, Rumba, Saxophone, Song, Traditional music, Woman singing, ILAM | Rumba dance song performed by a woman and a band of musicians.
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