South African Music Archive Project
Zither
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- Composer: Pancra Mkwawa (Performer)Anselm P. Mkwawa (Performer) | 1950/06/14 | Anselm P. Mkwawa, East African, Hehe, Iringa, Ligombo, Pancras Mkwawa, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Topical SongFolk SongFurther details refer ILAM field card (D2U6)
- Composer: Paneras Makwawa (Performer)Anselm P. Makwawa (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Anselm P. Makwawa, East African, Folk music, Hehe, Indigenous music, Paneras Makwawa, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, Zither, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record no. TP1538.
- Composer: Pancras Mkwawa (Performer)Anselm P. Mkwawa (Performer)Mkwawa (Performer) | 1950/06/14 | Anselm P. Mkwawa, East African, Folk music, Hehe, Humorous, Indigenous music, Iringa, Ligombo, Mkwawa, Pancras Mkwawa, Song, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Folk music - Humorous song with Ligombo tube Zither (6 Strings)Further details refer ILAM field card (D2U9)
- Artist(s): Gogo men and women (Performer) | Composer: Nyakwela (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/01/01 | bell, Dance song, Dodoma, Drum, East African, Folk music, Gogo, Gogo, Indigenous music, Isumbi dance, Malimba trough zither, Ndwala bell, Nyakwela, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Translated English title - "The Nkanga are comming." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1546
- Artist(s): Gogo men and women (Performer) | Composer: Nyakwela (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | bell, Dance song, Dodoma, Drum, East African, Folk music, Gogo, Gogo, Indigenous music, Isumbi dance, Malimba trough zither, Ndwala bell, Nyakwela, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Translated English title - "The Nkanga are comming." Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP1548
- 1950-00-00 | Dance song, Drum, East African, Folk music, Gogo, Indigenous music, Isumba dance, malimba, Rattle, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Zither, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number: TP2687
- Artist(s): Ositeni Phula (Composer/Performer)Mesiyasi Chulu (Composer/Performer) | Composer: Ositeni Phula (Composer/Performer)Mesiyasi Chulu (Composer/Performer) | 1949/09/05 | Bangwe, Chewa, East African, Indigenous music, Malawi, Mesiyasi Chulu, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Ositeni Phula, Song, Southern African, story, Zither, ILAM | Song taken from a story, accompanied by the Bangwe board zither. The English title is See Ndelesi likes to flirt. Refer ILAM field card C5C5
- Composer: Ositeni PhulaMesiyasi Chulu | 1949/09/05 | Chewa, Malawi, Mesiyasi Chulu, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Ositeni Phula, Pangwe, Song, Southern African, story, Zither, ILAM | Story song accompanied by Pangwe zither. Refer ILAM field card C5C5
- Composer: Makwinya, N. (Performer)Nalundo Makwinya (Performer) | 1949/09/04 | Bangwe, Board zither, Folk music, Humorous, Indigenous music, Makwinya,Nalundo, Malawi, Nyasaland, Pangwe, Salima, Song, Southern African, Yao, Zither, ILAM | Humorous song with Bangwe mkulu. Further details refer ILAM field card (C5B1).
- Composer: Mwanyingile Mwakapalila (Performer)Mwambubile Kapuguso (Performer) | 1950/06/09 | bell, Dance music, Dance tune, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Leg bell, Mwambubile Kapuguso, Mwanyingile Mwakapalila, Nganya, Ngisi, Nyakyusa, Pango, Raft zither, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Tukuyu, Zither, ILAM | Nganya dance tune for men and women with seven-string Pango raft zither and Ngisi leg bells. Further details refer ILAM field card (D2R6)
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