South African Music Archive Project
Traditional music
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- Composer: Jedidah Khirali (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | bell, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Jedidah Khirali, Kenya, Luya, Nyanza, Traditional music, ILAM | Folk music - circumcision song for boys with bell and accompanied by Luya girls.Further details refer ILAM field card (D6T11)
- Artist(s): Luhanga Magezi (Leader)Haya children (Performer) | Composer: Luhanga MageziHaya children | 1950/08/06 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Haya, Indigenous music, love, Luhanga Magezi, Ndingidi, Nkole, Nyoro, one string lute, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Traditional music, ILAM | Love song accompanied by clapping and the Ndingidi lute. Same as CR0161-XYZ5266. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4X6
- Artist(s): Luhanga Magezi (Leader)Haya children (Performer) | Composer: Luhanga MageziHaya children | 1950/08/06 | Clapping, East African, Folk music, Haya, Haya, Indigenous music, love, Luhanga Magezi, Ndingidi, Nyoro, one string lute, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Traditional music, ILAM | Love song accompanied by clapping and the Ndingidi lute. Same as CR0146-XYZ5266. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4X6
- Artist(s): Seli's nephews (Performer) | Composer: Seli's nephews | 1900-01-00 | Chinyanja, concertina, 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 concertina.Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR1008
- Composer: Ndasimi Sarubare (Performer) | 1950/09/30 | Arusha, Dance music, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Initiaition, Masai, Ndasimi Sarubare, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Traditional music, ILAM | Folk music - Initiation dance song with Arusha men.Further details refer ILAM field card (D7A4)
- Artist(s): Yelele Lunga (Leader)Nsenga women (Performer) | Composer: Yelele LungaNsenga women | 1949/08/29 | Central African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, love, Lunga,Yele, Lungu, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Nsenga, Song, Ten notes, Traditional music, Yelele, Zambia, ILAM | Love song accompanied by the ten note Kalimba mbira. The translated title is "I am enchanted when I look at Kalengele". Further details refer ILAM field card C4V19
- Artist(s): Mtangadura, A.M. (Leader) | Composer: The Holy Name Mission Church Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Choral music, Christian hymn, Christmas carol, Holy Name Mission Church Choir, Manyika, Mtangadura,A.M., Religious music, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Translated English title - "Once in Royal David's City." Further details refer ILAM shellac record (Commercial Recordings) number: CR0111
- Artist(s): JP Odera (Performer) | Composer: JP Odera | 1950/08/01 | East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Odera,J.P., Popular music, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, topical, Traditional music, ILAM | Topical song accompanied by the guitar. Same as TP 3983 and TP3984. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4R14
- Artist(s): Ayeni (Leader) | Composer: Ayeni and party (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Ayeni, Central African, Drum, Fast speed, Fiddle, Folk music, Indigenous music, Luganda song, Repetition, Song, Traditional music, ILAM | Traditional song accompanied by various instruments
- Artist(s): Arum, W. (Leader) | Composer: Kisii Government School Choir (Performer) | 1950/09/12 | Arum,Walter, East African, Kenya, Kisii Government School choir, Luo, Nyanza, Topical song, Traditional music, ILAM | School choir song. Further details refer ILAM field card (D6I5)
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