South African Music Archive Project
Kikuyu
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- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys | Composer: Kang'ethe Nduati (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kang' ethe Nduati, Kiigamba Rattle, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Muthuu Dance song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR3613.
- Artist(s): Johnnie Murithe Wambu (Performer)Kibunga Waita (Performer) | 1952/06/08 | Accordion, Dance song, East African, Embu, Folk music, Indigenous music, Johnnie Murethe Wambu, Kenya, Kibunga Waita, Kikuyu, Mwamboko dance song, near Mount Kenya, Struck iron, ILAM | A Mamboko dance song with accordian and struck iron. The "struck iron" was an old starter ring from the flywheel of a car. It is necessary to have a circular or 'S' shaped piece of metal for convenient playing of the double beat. The performer called it 'Kengere' or 'Beru' bell.The sweepers in Nairobi, they say, always come from Embu. Kibunga Waita, the iron player, was no exception. Elsewhere in Africa certain tribes tend to adopt one occupation exclusively.After hearing a few Kikuyu songs to the accompaniment of the iron and accordian, the listener who is not case hardened to the noise, may experience a singing in the ears for several hours afterwards.Listening to this kind of Kikuyu music is more a feat of endurance than an aesthetic pleasure.Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3H 3
- Artist(s): Kikuyu boys (Performer) | Composer: Kang' ethe Nduati (Performer) | 1950/09/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kang' ethe Nduati, Kenya, Kigamba leg rattle, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Leg rattle, Nairobi, ILAM | Muthuu dance song. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard D6T1.
- Composer: Chinda Kamwana (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/05/25 | Accordion, Chinda Kamwana, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kikuyu, Mombasa, Struck iron, ILAM | Mwomboro dance music. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F3C-13.
- Composer: Johnnie Murethe Wambu (Performer)Kibunga Waita (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/08 | Accordion, Dance song, East African, Embu, Folk music, Indigenous music, Johnnie Murethe Wambu, Kengere struck iron, Kenya, Kibunga Waita, Kikuyu, Mwamboko dance, Struck iron, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3H 2
- Artist(s): Kikuyu Girls (Performer) | Composer: Wangari wa Gibson (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/23 | Dance song, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Wangari wa Gibson, ILAM | Dance Song for boys and girls. Further details refer ILAM record field number XYZ5550
- Artist(s): Kikuyu girls | Composer: Wangari wa Gibson (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kikuyu, Kikuyu, Nairobi, Wangari wa Gibson, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM record number: CR2388.
- Artist(s): Chinda Kamwana (Performer) | 1952/05/24 | Accordion, Chinda Kamwana, East African, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kenya, Kiamuthambi, Kikuyu, Kikuyu territory, Struck iron, Topical song, ILAM | A topical song with accordian and struck iron. The accordian is used as a ground which creates a happy noise but has little, if any, melodic or harmonic relationship to the tonality or mode of the voice."The father of the girl I want to marry came to Mombasea leaving his daughter at home - so I came to Mombasa too and said to him 'Now how about it - I want to discuss the marriage arrangements'."Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3B 5
- Artist(s): Johnnie Murethe Wambu (Performer)Kibunga Waita (Performer) | 1952/06/08 | Accordion, Dance song, East African, Embu, Folk music, Indigenous music, Johnnie Murethe Wambu, Kengere struck iron, Kenya, Kibunga Waita, Kikuyu, Mwamboko dance, Struck iron, ILAM | A Mamboko dance song with accordian and struck iron. The "struck iron" was an old starter ring from the flywheel of a car. It is necessary to have a circular or 'S' shaped piece of metal for convenient playing of the double beat. The performer called it 'Kengere' or 'Beru' bell.The sweepers in Nairobi, they say, always come from Embu. Kibunga Waita, the iron player, was no exception. Elsewhere in Africa certain tribes tend to adopt one occupation exclusively.After hearing a few Kikuyu songs to the accompaniment of the iron and accordian, the listener who is not case hardened to the noise, may experience a singing in the ears for several hours afterwards.Listening to this kind of Kikuyu music is more a feat of endurance than an aesthetic pleasure.Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3H 4
- Composer: Kadhari wa Marere (Performer) | 1952/05/25 | Accordion, Dance song, East African, Indigenous music, Kadhari wa Marere, Kenya, Kikuyu, Mombasa, Struck iron, ILAM | Mwomboro dance music. Further details refer ILAM fieldcard F3C-15.
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