South African Music Archive Project
traditional
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- Artist(s): Tefiro Olawo (Performer)Dhola men and women (Performer) | Composer: Tefiro Olawo (Performer)Dhola men and women (Performer) | 1950/09/04 | Call and response, Central African, Dhola, Dhola, One gwara horn, party, Song, Tefiro Olawo, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Traditional party song accompanied by blowing on the gwara horn. Refer ILAM field card D6A5
- Artist(s): Murikuru Kija (Performer)Sukuma men (Performer) | Composer: Murikuru Kija (Performer)Sukuma men (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | dance, East African, men and women, Murikuru Kija, Nyamwezi, Song, Sukuma, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Unaccompanied, Wigasha, ILAM | Unaccompanied Wigasha dance song for men and women. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Musolwa (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | Composer: Musolwa (Performer)Gishu men (Performer) | 1950/09/05 | Central African, Cosmetics, Gishu, Gishu, Idle, Inverted bowl played with sticks, Morality, Musolwa, Song, topical, traditional, Uganda, women, ILAM | Topical song about women who use cosmetics and refuse to stay at home. Refer ILAM field card number D6B6
- Artist(s): Leader Joel Jere (Composer/Performer)Nguni men (Performer) | Composer: Leader Joel Jere (Composer/Performer)Nguni men (Performer) | 1950/05/29 | children, game, Henga, Jere,Joel M., Logs, Malawi, Nguni, Nyasaland, Song, Southern African, Sticks beating the ground, traditional, Tumbuka, ILAM | Singing game performed with dance steps on and around the logs. ILAM field card number is D2E5
- Composer: Salvador Masembe | 1949/06/07 | Chopi, Mozambique, Poetry, Portuguese East Africa, Salvadore Masembe, Southern African, traditional, ILAM | The poem is about the black sheep of a family and is well known among ChopiRefer ILAM field card CQ4
- Composer: Salvadore Masembe | 1949/06/07 | Chopi, Mozambique, Poetry, Portuguese East Africa, Salvadore Masembe, Southern African, traditional, ILAM | Taditional poemRefer ILAM field card CQ4
- Artist(s): Asumani bini Sumaili (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Asumani bini Sumaili (Composer/Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Asumani Bini Sumaili, East African, love, Male singing, Pango board zither, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Yao, ILAM | Love song performed by a man who is accompanied on the Pango board zither. ILAM field card number is unknown
- Artist(s): Entenga Royal Drummers (Performer) | Composer: Entenga Royal Drummers (Performer) | 1950/08/30 | Central African, Drum, Entenga Royal Drummers, Ganda, Instrumental, Ntenga, Ntenga single laced conical drum, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Drumming performed on Ntenga drums. Refer ILAM field card number D5V2
- Artist(s): Bomba people (Performer) | Composer: Entenga Royal drummers (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Bomba, Central African, Drum, Entenga Royal Drummers, Ganda, Instrumental, Ntenga, Ntenga single laced conical drum, traditional, Uganda, ILAM | Drumming performed on Ntenga drums. Refer ILAM field card number D5V2
- Artist(s): Yorenimo Josefu (Performer) | Composer: Yorenimo Josefu (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | East African, Instrumental, Mbira, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Tanganyika, Tanzania, traditional, Yorenimo Josefu, ILAM | Solo piece performed on the mbira. ILAM field card number is unknown
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