South African Music Archive Project
traditional
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- Artist(s): Kisii Government School Choir (Performer)Leader Charles Mboya (Performer) | Composer: Kisii Government School Choir (Performer)Leader Charles Mboya (Performer) | 1950/09/12 | Dholuo, East African, Kenya, Kisii Government School choir, Mboya,Charles, Part-singing, Song, topical, traditional, Unaccompanied, ILAM | The song is about a simple minded women who does not have any children of her own. Refer ILAM field card D6I3
- Artist(s): Oluock Kando (Performer) | Composer: Oluock Kando (Performer) | 1950/09/08 | Dholuo, East African, Friend, Gara leg bells, Kenya, Oluock Kando, praise, Song, Thum eight string lyre, traditional, ILAM | Praise song for a friend, accompanied by bells and a lyre. Refer ILAM field card number D6E6
- Artist(s): Oluock Kando (Performer) | Composer: Oluock Kando (Performer) | 1950/09/08 | Dholuo, East African, Friend, Gara leg bells, Kenya, Oluock Kando, praise, Song, Thum eight string lyre, traditional, ILAM | Praise song for a friend, accompanied by bells and a lyre. Refer ILAM field card number D6E8
- Artist(s): Royal Drummers (Performer) | Composer: Royal drummers (Performer) | 1950/08/30 | Central African, closed and single, Drum, Fifteen Entenge tuned conical Drum, Ganda, laced, Reprieval of those sentenced to death, Royal Drummers, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Traditional drum tune which relates the story of people convicted to die but who obtained a reprieval from the king. The song is accompanied by several traditional drums. Refer ILAM field card number D5V4
- Artist(s): Ogalo Mirasi (Performer) | Composer: Ogalo Mirasi (Performer) | 1950/09/08 | Dholuo, East African, Handsome man, Iron, Kenya, Ogalo Mirasi, one string bowl lute, Orotu, praise, Song, Sound box, traditional, ILAM | The song is about a handsome man and is accompanied by the lute. Refer ILAM field card number D6E10
- Artist(s): Komile Kaijage (Performer)Haya men (Performer) | Composer: Komile Kaijage (Performer)Haya men (Performer) | 1950/08/05 | Call and response, Conical Drum, dance, East African, Enkoite, Haya, Haya, Komile Kaijage, laced, men, Nyoro, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, ILAM | Enkoite dance song for men, accompanied by 5 single laced, conical drums played with sticks. Refer ILAM field card number D4W10
- Artist(s): Onudi Ondiek (Performer)Luo men (Performer) | Composer: Onudi Ondiek (Performer)Luo men (Performer) | 1950/09/13 | Bul, dance, Dholuo, East African, Gara leg bells, Kenya, Laced and double, Luo, men, Onudi Ondiek, Song, traditional, Two Bunde bass Drum, ILAM | Bul dance song for men accompanied by drums and bells. Refer ILAM field card number D6J7
- Artist(s): John Cosmos Owade (Leader) | Composer: Bondo Choir (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Bondo, Dho Luo, East African, John Cosmos Owade, Kenya, Topical song, traditional, ILAM | Topical Song. Further details refer ILAM record field card number XYZ5457
- Composer: Benoni flute Quintet (Performer)Composer not specified | 1930-00-00 | Benoni Flute Quintet, Indigenous music, rhythm, Southern African, traditional, Zulu, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR3653.
- Artist(s): Hamisi Mrisho (Performer)Omari Mweinyioembe (Performer)Yasini Simba (Performer) | Composer: Omari Mweinyioembe (Performer)Hamisi Mrisho (Performer)Yasini Simba (Performer) | 1950/07/17 | Basket rattle, chant, East African, Framed drum, Hamisi Mrisho, Laced drum, Metal cylindrical drum, Muslim, Nguja, Omari Mweinyioembe, prayer, religious, Song, Swahili, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Xylophone, Yasini Simba, ILAM | Muslim prayer accompanied by various instruments including one that sounds either like a zither or a mbira. Refer ILAM field card number D4B3
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