South African Music Archive Project
Traditional music
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- Composer: The Basuto Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952-00-00 | Basuto Choir, Basutoland, Lesotho, Sotho, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Unaccompanied, Vocal, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0885
- 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.
- Artist(s): Jouberton String Band (Performer) | Composer: Jouberton String Band | 1965-00-00 | banjo, dance, Guitar, Jive, Jouberton String Band, Popular music, Rattle, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, ILAM | Dance performed on various instruments
- Artist(s): JP Odera (Performer) | Composer: JP Odera | 1950/08/01 | dance, East African, Folk music, Guitar, Indigenous music, love, Odera,J.P., Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Traditional music, ILAM | Love song accompanied by the guitar. Further details refer ILAM field card number D4R13
- Artist(s): Edward Bwalya (Leader)Bemba young men (Performer) | Composer: Edward BwalyaBemba young men | 1949/08/01 | Bemba, Bemba, Bwalya,Edward, Central African, Cylindrical Drum, dance, death, Double headed and laced, Folk music, Indigenous music, Northern Rhodesia, Song, Traditional music, Zambia, Zomba, ILAM | Zomba dance song for young men and women. The translated title is "The bird cries for the pall bearers".
- 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): Men and women of the Shembe Church (Performer) | Composer: Men and women of the Shembe Church | 1955/01/24 | dancing, Hymn, Imbungu horns, Izigubu Drum, Shembe, Shembe Church Choir, South Africa, Southern African, Traditional music, Zulu, ILAM | Hymn of the Shembe Church accompanied by horns and drums. Further details refer ILAM field card number H1C6
- Composer: Fersia Binoberwa (Performer) | 1950/08/19 | Ankole, Central African, Drum, Fersia Binoberwa, Indigenous music, Nkole, Nyoro, Raft rattle, Rattle, Traditional music, Uganda, ILAM | Patriotic song with instruments and accompanied by Ruguru girls.Further details refer ILAM field card (D5K1)
- Composer: African Zulu Male Voice Choir (Performer)Composer not specified | 1930-00-00 | African Zulu Male Voice Choir, Choir, Choral music, Horal music, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Piano, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Traditional music, Vocal, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0866
- Artist(s): France Mabosso (Leader)Youths and girls from Inkaya village (Performer) | Composer: France MabossoYouths and girls from Inkaya village | 1955/10/11 | Clapping, dance, Folk music, France Mabosso, Indigenous music, Inkaya village, Makwaya dance, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Song, Southern African, Tonga, Traditional music, ILAM | A makwaya dance song with aggressive actions. Further details refer ILAM field card number H1R6
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