South African Music Archive Project
Whistling
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- 1900-01-00 | Central African, East African, Indigenous music, Song, Southern African, Vocals, Whistling, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP4335
- Composer: Chopi performers (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance music, East African, Gourd Rattle, Horn, Indigenous music, Marimba, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Whistling, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP4364
- Composer: Snowy Radebe and Company (Performer)Composer not specified | 1905/05/01 | Ciskei, Clapping, Dance song, Eastern Cape, Indigenous music, Snowy Radebe, Snowy Radebe and Company, South Africa, Southern African, Transkei, Wedding song, Whistling, Xhosa, ILAM | Further Details refer to ILAM record TP3522
- Artist(s): Muyapi Mutenra (Performer) | Composer: Muyapi Mutenra (Performer) | 1951-00-00 | Manyika, Muyapi Mutenra, Southern African, Translations, Whistling, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Whistling sounds which resemble the tones of the language. Each whistling sound is followed by a translation in the local language. Refer ILAM field card unknown.
- Artist(s): Muyapi Mutenra (Performer) | Composer: Muyapi Mutenra (Performer) | 1951-00-00 | Manyika, Muyapi Mutenra, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Translations, Whistling, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Whistling sounds which resemble the tones of the language. Each whistling sound is followed by a translation in the local language. Refer ILAM field card unknown.
- Artist(s): Mhlolutini (Leader) | Composer: Zulu people (Performer)Composer not specified | 1939-07-00 | Clapping, Dance song, Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Mhlolutini, Natal, South Africa, Southern African, Whistling, Zulu, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3917
- Artist(s): Chandaruwa Waya and Giryama men | 1950-00-00 | Chandaruwa Waya, East African, Folk music, Ginyama, Giryama, Gourd horn, Indigenous music, Kayamba raft rattle, Kenya, Malindi district, Nika, Whistling, ILAM | A Msego mourning dance song with Kayamba raft rattles, a gourd horn and whistling. This Msego dance started with the sound of the horn, followed by the leader of the group who sings the first verse. This is repeated by the dancers whistling the melody twice over after which the dance proper begins with rattles. Details from ILAM field card D7N - 7 & 8
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