South African Music Archive Project
Work Song
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- Composer: Zande Elephant drivers-"Cornacs"(Performer) | 1952/08/03 | Andudu, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, elephant drivers (cornacs), Folk song, Indigenous music, Unaccompanied, Vangara, Work Song, Zande, Zande, ILAM | Work song for riding and driving tamed elephants (bringing elephants back). Further details refer to ILAM field card no. F4G5b.
- Composer: Babu (Performer)Nawabvumiri (Performer)Composer not specified | 1933-00-00 | Babu, Clapping, Indigenous music, Karanga, Nawabvumiri, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Vocal, Work Song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record (commercial recordings) number: CR0848
- Composer: Dumasane Mhlanga (Composer/Performer) | 1949/05/30 | Bila, Macia, Mhlanga,Dumasane, Mozambique, Portugese East Africa, Shangaan, Solane, Southern African, Work Song, ILAM | Woman's Song
- Composer: Shangaan men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1949/05/26 | Bila, Digging song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Shangaan, Southern African, Tonga, Unaccompanied, Work Song, Xinovane, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: CE-2
- Composer: Shangaan men at IncomatiShangaan Men (Performer) | 1949/05/26 | Bila, Bila, digging, Incomati, Incomati, Mozambique, Portugese East Africa, Shangaan, Song, Southern African, Tonga, Tonga, work, Work Song, Xinavane, ILAM | Work song for digging. Nyankwawane is the name of a girlRefer ILAM field card CE2Folk SongFurther details refer ILAM field card (CE2)
- Artist(s): Medje men (Performer) | Composer: Tipoyi Canius (Leader)Composer not specified | 1952/08/07 | Basket rattle, Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Indigenous music, Medje, Medje, Medje, Tipoyi Canius, Work Song, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4I-9.
- Composer: Rebecca Nyanyega (Performer)Nyanyega, R. (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kikuyu, Nyanyega,R., Nyeri, Rebecca Nyanyega, Work Song, ILAM | Folk music - work song for carrying firewood accompanied by Kikuyu girls.Further details refer ILAM field card (D6T10)
- Artist(s): Shona men (Performer) | Composer: Dzimbanete (Performer)Composer not specified | 1928-00-00 | Agricultural song, Dzimbanete, Indigenous music, Karanga, Shona, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Threshing Song, Unaccompanied, Work Song, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP3732
- Composer: Mbuti men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/08/02 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Folk music, Gombari, Indigenous music, Ituri, Mbuti, Mbuti, Republic of the Congo, Unaccompanied, Work Song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F4F 3
- Composer: Shangaan men at XinavaneShangaan Men (Performer) | 1949/05/26 | Bila, Incomati, Mozambique, Portugese East Africa, Shangaan, Shangaan, Song, Southern African, work, Work Song, Xinavane, Xinavane, ILAM | Song for loading the cocopans on the sugar estateRefer ILAM field card CE4Folk SongFurther details refer ILAM field card (CE4)
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