South African Music Archive Project
Dhola
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- Artist(s): Dhola Men and Women | Composer: Alfred (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/04 | Alfred, Central African, Cynical drum, Dhola, Dhola, East African, Gwara Horn, Horizontal Harp, Mourning song, Tongoli, Tororo, Uganda, ILAM | Mourning Song. Further details refer ILAM record field card number XYZ5417
- Composer: Alfred (Composer)Dhola Men and Women | 1950-00-00 | Alfred, Dhola, Dhola, Drum, East African, Harp, Indigenous music, Lukiko, Mourning song, Orchestra, Pipe Band, Tororo, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2167.
- Composer: Zeruboberi Obothi (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Dhola, Dhola, Dongo Likembe, Folk - East African, Lukiko, Mbale district, Tororo, Uganda, Zeruboberi Obothi, ILAM | Lament with seven Dongo Likembe, clapping and rattles., Poor, beautiful young Arigina died before she could be married. Death, they say, is no repector of persons, it comes to young and old alike., An interesting example of the crossed rhythms between the instruments and voices.
- Artist(s): Dhola Men and Women | Composer: Tefiro Slowo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/04 | Central African, Dhola, Dhola, East African, Fighting song, Folk song, Indigenous music, Tefiro Slowo, Uganda, ILAM | Fighting Song. Further details refer ILAM record field card number XYZ5419
- 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
- Composer: Zeruboberi Oboti with Dhola men | 1950-00-00 | Dhola, Dhola, Dongo (Mbira), East African, Folk music, Lukiko, Mbale district, Tororo, Uganda, Zeruboberi Obothi, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2193., Dance song with seven Dondo Likembe and clapping. Zeruboberi, Obothi with Dhola men. At Lukiko, Tororo, Mbale district, Uganda. The smaller Likende is called Manyiri. The bass Dongo is called Yachi. This set of Dongo Likembe is a copy of similar sets used further west by the Soga. These in turn they say are copied from others in the West Nile province. The music is popular amongst young people., Many people they say, have gone to stay in Buganda, because of Matoke (bananas) from which banana beer is made. 'Bananas have attracted our people.'
- Artist(s): Dhola Men | Composer: Zedekia Ochuwo (Performer and Composer) | 1950/09/04 | Central African, Dhola, Dhola, Drum, East African, Harp, Morality song, Ochwo,Z., Tororo, Uganda, Zedekia Ochwo, ILAM | Morality Song. Further details refer ILAM record field card number XYZ5418
- Artist(s): Dhola Men | Composer: Zedekia Ochwo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dhola, Dhola, East African, Fumbo Drum, Indigenous music, Lukiko, Morality song, Ochwo,Z., Pipe Band, Teke Trough, Tongoli harp, Tororo, Uganda, Zedekia Ochwo, ILAM | Further details refer to ILAM record number: CR2167.
- Composer: Ochola (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Dhola, Folk - East African, Lukiko, Mbale district, Ochola, Tongoli harp, Tororo, Uganda, ILAM | Patriotic song with Tongoli eight string horizontal harp. " Do not be jealous of each other, or our country Padhola (the country of the Dhola) will not progress like the rest of Uganda".
- Composer: Zedekia Ochwo (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Dhola, Folk - East African, Lukiko, Mbale district, Tethe bowl, Tongoli harp, Tororo, Uganda, Zedekia Ochwo, ILAM | Morality song with Tongoli eight string horizontal harp, with Tethe inverted bowl. The tuning of this harp is as follows: 420, 172, 328, 280, 244, 210, 186, 164 v.s., "There is nothing better than work - if you do not work you cannot live".
