South African Music Archive Project
Xylophone
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- Composer: Group of 6 Luba men (Performer)Composer not specified | 1957/07/31 | Belgian Congo, Central African, Ceremonial piece for a chief, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drum, Folk music, Kasai, Luba, Luba, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer record number: TP3952
- Composer: Luunda men and women at MwansabombweChief Kazembe | 1949/07/21 | Chief Kazembe, dance, death, goblet Drum, Luunda, Luunda, Mutombok, Mwansabombwe, Northern Rhodesia, slit Drum, Song, Southern African, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Mutombok dance song with 2 slit drums and 1 goblet drum, and 2 Chitala xylophones. The theme is about deathRefer ILAM field card C3I4
- Artist(s): Julai Tembane (Leader) | Composer: Nzumba players (Performer) | 1954/06/06 | Dance music, Drum, Indigenous music, Instrumental, Julai Tembane, Leg rattle, Massinga, Mozambique, Nzumba, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Tswa, Xylophone, ILAM | Instrumental dance with four xylophones and four drums and leg rattles. Further details refer ILAM field card (G1A4)
- Composer: Group of boys at Mapanza (Performer) | 1948/05/07 | Folk song, Funeral Song, Indigenous music, Lala, Mapanza, Mapanza, Mbira, Northern Rhodesia, Rattle, Southern African, Sticks, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music sung after funerals when drinking.Further details refer ILAM field card (AX11)
- Composer: Shonongo, J. (Performer) | 1949/07/30 | Bisa, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kalimba, Kankobele, Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia, Shonongo,J., Southern African, Topical song, Xylophone, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Topical song with Kankobele accompaniment. Further details see ILAM field card (C3R6).
- Composer: Mashatini wa Tilani (Performer)Composer not specified | 1900-01-00 | Chopi, Folk song, Indigenous music, Mashatini wa Tilani, Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Rattle, Southern African, Timbila xylophone, Xylophone, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP4087.
- Artist(s): Ngodo of Zandamela | Composer: Machatini wa Fulani (Composer)F. Faduko (Performer/Leader) | 1949/06/03 | Chopi, Faduko,Fomeni, Machatini wa Fulani, Mozambique, Ngodo of Zandamela, Portugese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Xylophone, Zandamela, Zavala, ILAM | Dance song with full timbila orchestraFurther details refer ILAM field card (CM5)
- Composer: Ngodo of ZandamelaUya ke! Yadinda zulu. | 1949/06/03 | Chopi, dance, Mozambique, Ngodo of Zandamela, Orchestra, Portugese East Africa, Song, Southern African, Timbila, Uya ke! Yadinda zulu, Xylophone, Zandamela, Zavala, ILAM | Dance song with full timbila orchestra, for the Mwemiso movement of the NgodoRefer ILAM field card CM4Dance SongFurther details refer ILAM field card (CM4)
- Artist(s): Mayiwana, P. (Leader) | Composer: Chopi people (Performer)Luka wa Mayiwana (Composer) | 1949/06/10 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Luka waMayiwana, Marimba, Mayiwana,P., Mozambique, Orchestra, orchestral dance, Portuguese East Africa, Southern African, Timbila, Tonga, Xylophone, ILAM | Orchestral dance song with Timbila xylophones. Further details refer ILAM c number: CT-5
- Artist(s): Teni Maposi (Composer) | Composer: Chopi xylophonists & Dancers (Performer)Teni Maposi (Composer) | 1955/03/06 | Chopi, Chopi, Dance song, Maposi,Teni, Ngobo, Rattle, South Africa, Southern African, Xylophone, ILAM | Ngobo dance song. Further details refer to ILAM card no H1H8
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